January 23, 2014
Champagne powder— snowed over night, cool single digits and
dry this morning for the walk w/ Ellie.
Photosynthesis is fast approaching at this elevation.
Usually around the February 6th date and the 12th— this
historically has been the time when the larger organisms seem to lose dormancy.
Again this year the ground has not frozen— making a two calendar year stretch
of vulnerabilities for those trees. They are evermore so prone to disease and
stress from infestations.
14° F. now— was approximately 9° around 8:30 MST at the time
of El’s walk. Maybe 3- 3+ inches of snow.
But— dry; so tolerable with adequate layers and no wind at all…
The sun has peeked out now after being cloudy w/ low ceiling
earlier— 10:30 MST.
