tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post4297930057888339710..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: I'll Blame McDonald's & Supersizing For ThisClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-26978425363224199082012-07-02T15:52:41.640-06:002012-07-02T15:52:41.640-06:00When my brother and I used to hike a lot in the Si...When my brother and I used to hike a lot in the Sierras, we always referred to the Marmots as "fat cats". They always seemed fat to me; I never noticed any correlation to Winter severity vis a vis fat stores. Maybe they lived too close to the car campers.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-13423764871813193262012-06-30T12:56:01.897-06:002012-06-30T12:56:01.897-06:00Yes, very mild.Yes, very mild.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-31507621410977863212012-06-30T12:48:48.791-06:002012-06-30T12:48:48.791-06:00We've photographed some pretty fat groundhogs ...We've photographed some pretty fat groundhogs and we blame the 2011 La Niña and its pushing the jet stream above the CONUS, giving us a very mild winter thus not depleting their hibernation fat stores as much as usual.<br /><br />Was your winter milder than normal?ThatWouldBeTellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910231314995266781noreply@blogger.com