Yesterday afternoon, Cherry Creek, just above Pinos Altos, New Mexico.
We came to New Mexico for the snow :)!
Overlook above Pinos Altos – We got high!
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Misty mornings giving way to mostly gray skies continue. Temperatures hover between 25 overnight to near 40 during the day. Yesterday after a crunchy walk/snowshoe around the mountain loop, I went to the front porch.
Snow melting off the roof provided a symphony in the form of drips and plops on the snow and rocks.
I started with Karl for company…
Bob joined the party.
And…
…finally Steve.
With everyone feeling in tip-top shape and the weather calling for partly sunny, we loaded Karl, snowshoes and provisions in the Explorer and set out for parts East. The plan was to head over Marias pass, skirting the south end of Glacier National Park and then north towards the Canadian border to see what we could see.
However, the weather was not as advertised. It was snowing – heavily at times. The road south of West Glacier, MT was starting to get slick. The skies were heavy and gray. We turned in to the park to see about winter rates for entry with the idea that we would save the gas and go home but be armed with knowlege about the winter park fees….summer one time entry rates are $25 per car!
Well, now…the park has “senior” rates of $10 for a lifetime pass and “senior” is 62…and Steve is 63, so “Yippie – cai – oh – cai – ay”! – we got a pass and having it in hand we decided to drive the 8 miles of Going-to-the-sun Road that is open in the winter and at least let Karl out for a bit.
First stop, Apgar, where it was snowing heavily.
We continued on…
Ha – a bit of blue sky! This is close to the classic composition of photos of Lake McDonald excepting that most choose to take this shot on a blue sky, sparkling water, bright summer day…
That little bit of blue sky was the last blue we saw…
…until we hit the valley floor. And in the photo above – around the bend…there lies the road home.
It was a beautiful day.
December 23, newlyweds of 5 days, Steve and Ann Douglas stepped out for the evening…
The night was fine, a hint of alpenglow was spreading across the mountain tops…
Their dog Karl accompanied them…
Although the alpenglow was brief and subtle, a good time was had by all.
An evening out.
*Some favorite wedding photos are up – click on the Wedding Photos tab at the top of the blog to view.
More later…we are spending the weekend at a lodge on Flathead Lake. Karl is with his Aunt Kris and Uncle Hal in Whitefish, Bob is home alone – although out of town friends spent Friday night and Saturday morning at the house…reporting that they never before heard a cat snore…
