Skiing Day 1 - Grand Mesa

 Not often that you get to go skiing in the middle of Oct! I got up to County Line trail early which was a good call since it was 25 degrees with fresh snow from the night before. Probably 6+ of heavy snow the day before and 6 over night. A solid foot on the trails. I didn't hit anything with the skis. Complete coverage. I went up to the overlook. Nice since the lakes were not frozen yet and there was a big cloud bank that made you feel like you were looking out an airplane window. Toward the end of the ski it was starting to get sticky since the sun was out and intense as per usual. I went all the way to the lookout without seeing anyone and the parking lot was empty when I got there at 8:00. Nice peaceful experience with new snow and no groomed trails. Just skiing in the woods! Hopefully this is an indicator of the upcoming winter. You had to be up high to ski today. Below around 8000 feet it was all rain.

Fruita Update

 It was mostly cloudy with on and off rain for 4 days. That doesn't happen often. The Fall colors in the neighborhood were great last year. Not so much this year as the wind and rain didn't help. It was great to have rain though. More needed!

Crested Butte - The Town

 See previous post for the description of the day. These pictures are from our walk around town.

Inside the history museum:

Downtown 1915:

Model they have of the town:

I had bindings like this back in the day. We wore our hiking boots with this type of binding;

Outside the museum.... Crested Butte 2026:

Driving home along the Gunnison River and near the Blue Mesa Reservoir:

Blue Mesa Reservoir is about 17% full today: