All Weather Rollercoaster

 

The All-Weather Rollercoaster of 2019
Springtime in the Rockies?!!

It seems none of the old rules apply anymore when it comes to weather, except perhaps the adage that if you don’t like what’s happening today just wait a bit because tomorrow will be different. The bit about April showers and May flowers does not apply to 2019. Continue reading “All Weather Rollercoaster”

Walk on the Sunny Side of the Canyon

Walk on the sunny side….. of the Canyon!
View from the sunny side, overlooking the south fork of the American River Canyon.
It’s the middle of January already, but you wouldn’t know it out here on the Left Coast.

While the entire eastern half of the country has been stuck in the polar vortex, we’ve been having positively balmy weather, occasionally interrupted by some warm showers. There’s little that can be done to help our eastern friends who are bundling up in every stitch of warm clothing they can find as they huddle beside sputtering radiators. (I get chilly just hearing about it.) So I decided to go for a walk on the north side of the American River, where the south facing canyon walls get full-on exposure to plentiful, lovely, warm sunshine. It’s free Vitamin D and a tonic for the soul.

The south fork of the American River from the bridge. The gate is shut just past the bridge- good news for walkers!

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