MyCOLORADOLife.net
Sure it snowed on May 1st but after two consecutive days of temps in the 70’s, officially declared it Spring in Colorado.
Ok, ok AND I was peer-pressured by my neighbor Debbie 🙂
So, you should stay home some weekend and work on your patio.
I’m working on winning ‘best patio on Snowberry Lane’ this summer.
Sure…seems friendly enough – but I could read her subtle subtext. It’s obvious, right? Competition is on!
Headed out early a.m. with Stephen (who was not flying out until later that afternoon) – destination: Home Depot.
Goal was to buy something that would survive our perpetual sunshiny days. How many times did I plant & re-plant black-eyed Susans last year? Ugh. This year I decided on tomatoes (in addition to flowers). If you’re gonna dream, dream BIG.
The plan was to transform my front patio & then of course inspire/razz my neighbor.
Unfortunately I got caught in the act…sooooo my evil master plan unraveled rather quickly.
Nicely done! I’m impressed Sorry I spoiled the surprise. It was pretty funny!
If our tomatoes take off, we can open our own little Snowberry Lane farmers market this summer and make some big $$$.
Not just me. Passive aggressive, right? HAHA!!
Have to admit I lucked out with neighbors. A-ok with my lock on 2nd place 🙂
tomatoes & roses
snapdragons
geraniums
coreopsis (tickseed)
Roggen to Fort Morgan, CR-127 to CR-104, then CR-110 thru Pawnee National Grassland to Pawnee Buttes trailhead.
Any of this sound familiar? Nope. Drove to the ends of the earth today — 13 miles south of Nebraska, 16 miles to Wyoming. Not only my first Colorado ‘Plains’ hike but my first time on a dirt road for 14 solid miles. Internet research recommended we travel with a full tank of gas – COOOOORRECT! Only visible signs of life I saw were drill wells & 3 Pronghorn antelope.
My friend Stephen travelled in from New Hampshire for a quick weekend visit – but what to do with only 2 days? Luckily, John had sent out an email on Tuesday inviting those available to join him & son Nate on a hike to Pawnee Buttes. PERFECT!
And Ro? Couldn’t have been happier – off leash & free to explore with Annmarie’s Jack Russell, Karma.
Temps in the 50’s & sunshine – beautiful day hike. Internet research warned this hike was prone to rattlesnakes & a scorcher in the summer (no trees). Mighty happy to bang out [this hike] while temps were comfortable & small pockets of snow still show.
Deviated off trail, opting to follow canyon ravines carved around both prominent buttes. Rock climbing was not an option today – these formations consisted of only sandstone & clay. Kinda like giant mud patties left baking in the sun for centuries.
Traversing around the opposite end of West Pawnee Butte, caught some amazing views while trekking above the gorge wall. Posted multiple ‘WOW’ shots — both John & Nate mugged from some sheer crazy drop-offs.
I attempted to scale West Pawnee Butte – made it up maybe 15 feet max. Had to stay loose & light – and NOT grip too tightly or the clay climbing wall would literally crush in my hands. Going up, no worries. However, climbed down blind. Hard to get a foothold without breaking clay. Whatta AWESOME life experience! Check, done 🙂
Drove State Highway 14 to Fort Collins on the return (rural but paved), stopping to eat burgers at Coopersmiths in Old Town before verving off on our respective trips home. FUN end to a crazy FUN day!
-
- 14 miles of dirt on CR-127, CR-104 & CR-110 (yep, middle of nowhere)
-
- first Colorado ‘Plains’ hike (13 miles south of Nebraska, 16 miles to Wyoming)
-
- the Pawnee Buttes (wind turbines in far background)
-
- yucca & cactus (this ain’t the Rockies)
-
- Nate, John, Annmarie & Stephen
-
- following the canyon ravine
-
- taking it all in – John, Nate & Annmarie
-
- Overlook escarpment
-
- West Pawnee Butte
-
- East Pawnee Butte
-
- Lips Bluff
-
- off leash RUN
-
- 50 degrees & sun – but Ro still finds SNOW
-
- rock climbing? nope – this is CLAY
-
- Ro & Karma
-
- tricky trek above gorge
-
- no worries for Ro
-
- WOW pic – John
-
- WOW pic – Nate
-
- climbing West Pawnee Butte
-
- AWESOME day hike – check out that smile!
Happy May Day 2013!
After three days of temps in the 60’s & 70’s, May roared in with SNOW – 7” inches expected before all ends later today 🙂
Rainfall turned to snow flurries around midnight in Boulder, and the official snowfall for the city was 3 inches as of 7 a.m., according to meteorologist Matt Kelsch.
The record for May 1 is 6.2 inches set in 1973, and in 1978 Boulder saw 23 inches fall over a two-day span in early May.
UPDATE:
Boulder saw a total of 12.1 inches of snow for the May 1 snowstorm according to local meteorologist Matt Kelsch. The total nearly doubled the previous May 1 record of 6.2 inches and has Boulder way ahead of the average snowfall for the month of May, which is only an inch.
Kelsch also said this morning’s low of 17 was the coldest temperature ever recorded in May, breaking the previous record of 20 set on May 3, 1907.
May Day 2013 SNOW!
