Deer, flowers, and hiking

Things changing every day right now- snapping pictures as fast as I can. Hurray Spring!

Mark with "mini" Pinnacles

looking over at Blue Mesa

You can see where the water level normally is

We went on our first hike of the season - Dillon Pinnacles. These are amazing rock formations formed by volcano starting 65 million years ago. It's out by Blue Mesa, passed the entrance many times, and never stopped. Well worth it! 4 miles round trip, some incline but not bad, well marked trails with benches dotted here and there for a rest and a look at the view. Facts I learned: it's made up of a strato volcano, same kind as Mt. Fuji, Mt St. Helens, and others. And that cute multicolored mossy stuff on rocks (lichen) actually helped break down the pinnacles into the shapes they are now - it took millions of years of course.

Lots of early wildflowers out including cactus blooming. Well, it is arid land over there...

More deer are here, including a sighting of Flap this morning! Too far to take a photo, but the famous ear flap was easily recognized through binoculars..