Monday, July 4, 2022

Not This Year


Three years ago at Walden, CO. Named for the nearby mountain range, The Never Summer Rodeo.

Tis a privilege to live in Colorado.

7 comments:

LL said...

It looks as if today will be a good day, but we're in the middle of monsoon and there have been hard mountain thunderstorms and hail.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

LL
91° on my third story deck at 0800. Officially 84° now with no rain forecast.

The residents have organized a potluck at 1600 I will probably attend.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Old NFO commented on "Not This Year"
1 hour ago
What's the elevation?

8,100

drjim said...

The first time we came out here was 9 years ago this week. I was amazed there was still snow in the mountains, and out DIL told us that was The Never Summer Range.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

DrJim
They run North from Cameron Pass with a break before Laramie where they were WNW and become the Snowy Range ending at Elk Mountain. As a teen spent three days hiking the crest from Cameron Pass to Woods Landing. Rugged is too tame a word for them.

drjim said...

So that's the range off to the West as you take 287 North, right? We drove that up to Virginia Dale, you and I went that way to Tie Siding, WY?

Well Seasoned Fool said...

DrJim
That is the one. It doesn't look as rugged on the side facing 287 - more of a gradual climb but in the end it is a 60° slope or steeper. One you get to Tie Siding you are past the Never Summers but to the NNW you see the Snowy Range. A great Sunday drive is Fort Collins - Laramie-Ryan Park-Encampment-Walden and Hwy 14 back to Fort Collins. Six hours and 300 miles.