It hardly seems like late June here as the snow still dominates the high country and the streams are all swollen with melt off and mud. Usually by now the mountains are accesable but not yet. Are we entering a period of glacial cooling and a new ice age?(Better check on our winter reservations).
As we crossed the Bighorns we actually had enough snow to sled on at the Powder River Pass and every morning we look across Black Butte to see the snow still dominating the Uintas and the Winds, amazing.
At our sons house in Daniel, Wyoming the Sawtooths of the Gros Ventres were also white and its so late. I look at the high country and remember the times we spent in snow and think of white outs and rock falls. No high country for us yet.
We made a short trip to the town to Manilla to connect with our cell phones and crossed the Henrys Fork, a really world class trout stream. No fishing today though as its muddy and high as are the Green and the Wind rivers.
Its a good time for us as we are getting caught up on repairs to our house and boat and we are finding some time for lapidary and wire wrapping. Its so quiet here in the Red Desert but the quiet will be fleeting as the fourth of July is rapidly approaching. We so loved the holidays when we were working and now well holidays are days of crowded campgrounds. Clear skies.
I so enjoy your blogs and the beautiful pictures!
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