Springtime in the Rockies!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring doesn't really come to the high country until June, as you can see in the picture below. As I arrived home for summer in the San Juan Mountains, this view greeted me just 35 miles north of Silverton---the Dallas Range and Mt. Sneffels, still covered with snow! The breath-taking beauty of this "every day" sort of scene still fills my prairie heart with joy that this is now home. Up the river from Silverton, my friends Doris and Dick, from Dallas, and I found lots of snow in June! Here is their vehicle parked in the roadway that leads to Animas Forks, a ghost town at the head of the Animas River northeast of Silverton.
Snowbanks and snowballs are reality here in June after a deep winter such as 2008. Here are the Underwoods enjoying the snowcut left by the plow.
So, just how high do you think THIS cut really is?
It is still amazing to me that there can be this much snow and the daytime temperatures can be so comfortably warm. If you haven't been here to visit in June, you should plan to come in 2009 just to experience this sort of thing. It really is amazing!

There still is lots of snow in the high country, even in July. I went fishing over the continental divide a few days ago and we saw wild flowers blooming right beside six-foot-deep banks of snow! Come see me and we'll fire up Scarlet (my red Dodge Durango) and head for the high country and the snow! Meanwhile, thanks for visiting my post. PDM