Road report: Ohio Pass is still closed. Remember that scheduled opening is May 31 and the road crews do absolutely nothing to expedite the clearing. Mother nature only - sooo, clearly still snow blocking the road - surely it will be open when Heather gets here (July 2). We had almost freezing temps here last night and a new dusting of snow appeared on the Anthracites and Whetstone. I realize it's hard to believe when there's record breaking heat in lots of places - just our crazy area!
Lots of people in town now. And vehicles of all sorts. This is some sort of old military jeep - with a gun holder - minus the gun, thank goodness. People are very peaceful here generally.
Back into Crested Butte to shop and eat. Big June sale on ski clothes and equipment. Bought some things and then enjoyed lunch at one of our favorite places - Secret Stash. Great as always, but, as always, watched groups of people walk up to the odd looking outside of the restaurant, look at the posted menu, and finally turn and walk away. You have to "know" this is a fabulous place.
Drop dead gorgeous flowers everywhere. It's magic around here. The elk have massed with a pile of babies on the next hill over this morning. Those babies are the size of large dogs at birth. It's a special thing to be able to watch them. They'll leave in the next couple of weeks for higher ground, if past summers are any indication.
The deer stay all summer, so we'll get to enjoy their antics and babies. They are loving the salt lick - making progress as you can see -indentations of tongue...
Had massive wind last week which knocked down some enormous aspen in our woods, including one close inside the fence. Out came the chainsaw and we quickly got that cleaned up - another new pile of logs. It's astounding how many downed trees there are in our woods. Could take us years to get it all up - Mark wants to hire someone to make a dent, we'll see.
Last post before my travels to the east coast. Baby Shower!
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