A few notes on gloves etc. I use a pair of lightweight synthetic glove liners, as my usual wear about town gloves. They aren't pretty, but they are suprisingly warm, and a whole lot less expensive than the fancy gloves at REI. (I also have a few pairs of those but they stay home unless needed -- it's annoying to go to the grocery store with a pair of gloves and come back with one.)
Those stretchy fleece tops and things (with the caveats about good sense noted above -- the best clothes in the world won't save you from a case of stubborness or stupidity)at REI can be absolutely wonderful. Expensive but a worthwhile investment if you like to recreate outside, and would like to do so comfortably (depending on your definition of comfort). The important thing to remember that if the wind is blowing, wear a windblocking layer.
Finally, I went to college in the Seattle area. I will gladly take sunny and subzero, over grey and raining any day of the week. Blech.
A frequent lurker provoked to praise.
I am a resident of the scenic state of Alaska, and I have the nearly overmastering urge to print out copies of Jim's initial post and keep them in my pack for handing out to the obviously clueless.
The tourists in jeans have some excuse. The locals in the mountains in flipflops and cotton sweatshirts defy belief. Yes, Anchorage is the largest city in AK. Yes, we have coffee stands on most corners. We even have most of the big box stores. People still die within city limits for being stupid about the terrain, the weather, and the wildlife. And yes, it can snow in the mountains in July on a day that started clear as a bell.
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