Spring arrives today at 9:06 P.M. Mountain Time (10:06 Central), and not a minute too soon. It is way past time for walking around the neighborhood, bike riding, hiking, art and street festivals, and everything else the warm weather brings. I took the photograph above at Denver's Washington Park last week, showing people getting out and about on a pleasant afternoon, ironically just a day before the city's biggest snowstorm of the season. While areas to the west and south of the city got up to 5 feet of snow, in Central Denver it was a mere 9 inches, and the next day the sun was back out. Which is actually what "Springtime in the Rockies" is all about: the occasional large snowstorm followed by warm and sunny days. Except for the mountains, where you can expect snow to fall 9 months out of the year. Of course, if you choose to live in the mountains, you get what you deserve. And if you really are fond of the mountains, that is why God invented day trips.
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