Mar 24 2010
A Post-Blizzard Spring Hike
The Front Range got anywhere from 8-16″ of snow yesterday (3-23-10), and this was a heavy, moisture-laden snow. The clouds parted this morning and the sun is now melting away the evidence of an early spring blizzard.
These are photos taken from Chautauqua – one at the Ranger Station and one from the McClintock Trail. Snow was sliding off tree limbs as we passed underneath, giving the impression that the trees were throwing snowballs at us. It was beautiful. The trail was already well-traversed at lunchtime this morning, indicating that many people were eager to experience a little beauty in their day.
Boulder Flatirons covered in snow. Taken from Chautauqua parking lot.
Mcclintock trail post-blizzard at Chautauqua
[...] didn’t actually travel from Colorado to Arizona in 45 minutes, but if you look at photos from a week ago, you can see how I might feel this way. In one week, the Front Range weather went blowing snow, [...]