Rocky Mountain June High

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

 

Late May snow in Denver hint that  we’d find snowy slopes in the mountains in June. As we begin our hike, Longs Peak is displays snow as we’d anticipated.

Wintry World

Lake Tahoe, CA

Even a land-locked lake like Tahoe can produce significant surf in winter when the wind is up.

The Icy Onset of Winter

Emerald Bay State Park, CA

When the winter temperatures drop and it’s raining in the mountains, ice glazes over the landscape.  

Spring Snow = Summer Water

Lake Tahoe and Surrounds

After six years of drought and sadly deficient Sierra snow pack, who would have dreamed we’d see fresh snow in the mountains in April?