McInnis Canyons

 After two days of skiing I went to Mcinnis Canyons for a local desert hike. D4 to K1 to K8. Wild flowers, lizards, red rock. Nice day!

Art at Fruita Civic Center:

Skiing and Palisade

 Today was another fine day at the Grand Mesa. Yesterday had the new snow. Today had sun and blue sky. The snow had formed a crust that you could ski anywhere on.  You don't sink in and can ski on a half inch of snow sitting on top. Fast and fun. 

I stopped at Riverbend Park in Palisade on the way back. Spring with everything greening up.

Skiing - Grand Mesa

 Grand Mesa got about 1.5 feet of snow in the past 1-4 days. Enough to cover everything up and bring skiing back again. Last night there was another 3-4 inches. I was breaking trail through last nights snow most of the day as almost everyone has given up for the season. I saw two other skiers the whole day.

The weather today: light snow, clouds, sun, 20 mph winds, calm winds. Did I leave anything out? About 20 degrees when I started and about 30 when I left. Snow was very good except a few sticky spots when the sun came out if you were in untracked snow.

Colorado NM

 Wedding Canyon to Monument Canyon hike. Nice day with temps around 60 in the morning when I went. A number of larger lizards today. Also watched a few climbers near the top of Independence Monument. 

Climbers: