Seven camera views:
There are several cameras that are
located at the cabin that provide various views outside:
- The Valley Cam.
The
first
camera
shows
a
view
toward
the
Northwest.
This
shows
Mt.
Nebo
(in
the
distance,
near
the center). The town of Fairview is to the left-center
of the picture. Click here
to see a time-lapse loop from this camera, courtesy of
the NWS
Live
Weather page.
- The Cabin, looking toward
the northwest. This camera shows the
east side of the cabin, looking northwest-ish.
This camera has been having some problems, so it may be
offline until enough snow has melted to allow repair.
- The Cabin Cam.
This
camera
provides a view of the cabin itself.
- The "North" Cam.
This is a remotely-controllable camera that looks toward
the north - see the sidebar to the right. Note
that, during the winter, a snowstick is also within
view of this camera - if it is pointed in the correct
direction.
- The Southwest cam.
Used
in
the
summer
to
look
at
the
hummingbird
feeder,
this
camera
was
re-pointed
for the winter and looks to the southwest. At the
extreme left edge of the picture you can see the
snowstick.
- The "Snowstick" cam.
During the winter, the camera looking in this direction
shows a snowstick. Click here
to see a time-lapse loop from this camera, courtesy of
the NWS
Live
Weather page.
- The "Snowstick2" cam.
This camera looks to the north at another snowstick
planted in that direction. At the moment
the reflector tape on the camera causes a double image
to appear at night.
Note that the times shown in the pictures/movies are in
Mountain Standard Time (MST.)
New: Time-Lapse movie-of-the-day! See
the sidebar below and to the right.
This picture (not live) shows how the
nine-foot snowsticks may be used to estimate snow
depth on-site. Note the bands midway between
foot markings.
Always count down
from the top of the snowstick!
The NWS Time-Lapse
sequences:
In addition to the "Time-Lapse movie-of-the-day"
there are the NWS (National Weather Service)-provided
time-lapses vidoes as well.
The NWS's "Weather
Camera" page has the "Valley
Cam" and its 2-hour
time-lapse sequence
We greatly appreciate the NWS posting these
(and many other) cameras on
their web site.
The WA7X camera(s) are labeled as "East of Fairview"
on the NWS page. Note that the sequences may not
be updated at night. (It's dark - and
there's nothing to see, anyway...)
Note:
If the pictures, movies and/or the
weather page doesn't look as though it has changed
since the last time you looked at it, try hitting
the REFRESH or RELOAD button on
your browser
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How do I
save the picture that I see?
- First, click on the thumbnail-sized picture to get the
full-sized version.
- Next, right-click on the large picture.
- There, select "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As"
- This will allow you to save the picture to the
location that you choose.
Please note that the pictures update automatically, every 5
minutes, so if you see a picture that you like, you should
grab it immediately and save it before it goes away!
If there was a picture that you had to have but
missed, it may be possible to pull it from the
archive. You can send a note to the email address
below to request the picture, but you must know the
exact date and time, which camera it
was, and what it was about the picture that you found so
interesting.
How is the cabin connected to the internet
full-time?
It may not be obvious at first glance,
but this cabin is located in a remote location in Central
Utah. While there is commercial power at the
location, the nearest telephone line is miles
away. Additionally, a full-time internet connection
isn't always practical even if there is a
telephone line.
The answer is that the connection is made
via a VSAT (Very Small
Aperture Terminal) satellite
connection. This involves a transmit/receive
terminal located at the remote site. If you wish to
know more about VSAT - or if you just have some questions
about what you see here- you can send an email to Glen.
"What's the 'North' cam?"
The "North" Cam is a remotely
controllable camera that has pan and tilt (but no
zoom) capability. Its image quality and
low-light sensitivity aren't really great, and it will
be pointed at wherever it had been left the last time
the remote control feature had been used.
Within the field of view of this
camera is another lighted snowstick. Because
this camera can be remotely controlled, there is no
guarantee that it will actually be pointed
in a direction where one can see the snowstick.
NEW!
-
The "Movie of the day" and the "Passing of the
Seasons".
To see the "Movie" of the
day for a particular camera, click on the
picture and follow the link.
This is a new (and experimental!)
feature in which you can see a time-lapse of
everything that's happened on the camera up to that
point in the day. You can also see time-lapse
movies of "yesterday" and "the day before."
When you click on a movie it should
start a player within your browser: If not, you
may need to update it. It has been noticed that
better playback results may sometimes be had if
you save the movie to disk and then play it using a
program other than your browser - but your
mileage may vary!
The movie is updated once-per-hour
and is available by about 10 minutes past, showing
everything from just before sunrise to
the most recent picture at the moment that the movie
was produced and continuing until just after
sunset. No new movies are made
during the night.
As soon as the first movie of the day
is made in the morning, the previous days' movies are
made available as "yesterday's" and "the day before
yesterday's" movies.
There is another new feature - The
Passing of the Seasons. For this, a new picture
from each camera - taken at 12:00 noon (Mountain
Standard Time) is added to the movie every day.
For the "Valley Cam" there is also the "Sunset"
picture that is taken every day a few minutes before
sunset. These movies were started at the end of
December 2010 and are growing every day.
Click
here to see the "Passing of the
Seasons" movies.
Note that the times and dates
on the pictures and time-lapse movies are Mountain
Standard Time!
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