It was 11 below zero when the dog needed a walk about 3:15 a.m. ... and minus 20 at about 7:15, just before dawn. It's zero outside right now, a little after 9 p.m. and it'll probably be at least 10 below by dawn. Brrrrry!
I went into Mancos for a 7 a.m. meeting. It was minus 10 at the house, minus 16 below the house at the highway (by the thermometer in the Jeep), 21 below when I crossed Chicken Creek and 15 below at the Bakery, perched on the edge of the Mancos River. In general, it proves that, though it's generally cooler at higher elevations, cold sinks form in low spots. The fact that it was minus 20 when I got back home proves the old saying about it being coldest just before the dawn.
We went into Mesa Verde National Park for a while today, to take advantage of the cold, clear, sunny atmosphere. It stayed cold ... never above 20 degrees ... but we sure didn't have any trouble with crowding! This rabbitbrush twig caught my eye. TV
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