Climate experts say that Colorado's winter season is "off to an unusually slow start," with statewide snowpack only 60% of normal. Of course, this has happened in past years, and in the following months it has often snowed like hell, so who really knows how it will all turn out? The ski resorts are freaked, of course, currently promoting ski runs at much higher altitudes, and there is also the constant worry about drought conditions possibly leading to more wildfires, less water for crops, and lower levels in the reservoirs that provide water to Colorado's population. On the other hand, the experts have been complaining about drought conditions in Colorado since I moved here back in 1981. In my opinion, it all balances out in the end. The important thing is that the State of Colorado has now released wolves into the wilderness to reintroduce them into the state. The first batch was released in the mountains, despite fears from ranchers about the danger to their livestock. Hopefully, the next batch will be released in Denver's Washington Park. That should make next year's Turkey Trot Run much more exciting. The photograph above, by the way, was taken in Evergreen, in the foothills west of Denver, which shows some snow on the ground, and a fair amount on top of Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans), and so all is not lost. At least not yet.
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