From West of the Rockys & home.

tamrock · Jun 10, 2016

From West of the Rocky's & home.

I spent a couple days out in Utah and boy was it hot and hitting around a 100 degrees. On the way home I headed over the Rocky's east of the divide over Cottonwood pass for the first time this year. It was very refreshing to get up in the alpine and away from the desert lands west of the Rocky's. When I got to the front range, above the metro region a awesome storm blew in over the Denver metro area and I stopped to watch all the lighting it was producing from the foot hills and the beautiful sunset it left behind to the west.

rginn · Jun 10, 2016

We never really got cooled off til we got to Leadville. It was nice to come home to Frisco and 65 degrees at 4 in the afternoon. Growin up, I worked all day long outside in temps in the 90's and 100's with no problem. Apparently I can't take it anymore, but just to see I went for a 4 mile hike at Hovenweep when it was 98 with no ill effects.

kcm · Jun 10, 2016

Stunning!

austin · Jun 10, 2016

I'm guessing you had business in Utah? Otherwise, why would you leave paradise there. Unless to come to Texas that is. Yeah, right...

tamrock · Jun 11, 2016

austin said:
I'm guessing you had business in Utah? Otherwise, why would you leave paradise there. Unless to come to Texas that is. Yeah, right...

Not much of a paradise where I went in UT. I remember some pretty places in Texas, like Dumas where I stayed overnight a few times. Maid must have left the door open when she cleaned the room that morning and as I was watching TV that night, there on top of the TV a big furry tarantula come crawling out from behind. He was to big to get into one of those little motel cups, but I did have a MacDonald's bag on the floor of my truck to scoop him up inside and take him out to were he belonged.

ronwoodcraft · Jun 11, 2016

RGINN said:
We never really got cooled off til we got to Leadville. It was nice to come home to Frisco and 65 degrees at 4 in the afternoon. Growin up, I worked all day long outside in temps in the 90's and 100's with no problem. Apparently I can't take it anymore, but just to see I went for a 4 mile hike at Hovenweep when it was 98 with no ill effects.

I was just thinking the same thing. I used to haul hay in OK. With the humidity it felt like I was working in a pressure cooker. worked long hours, and never had any real problems with it. Now, If I work any length of time in the sun I get sick...Maybe it's just age related.