Like much of the country, Colorado is experiencing still more snow and cold this weekend. In the mountains, some towns, such as Vail and Grand Lake, have received over a foot of snow, and while Denver received only an inch or two, the cold temperatures kept virtually everyone out of Washington Park yesterday. In fact, with only two exceptions, including the jogger in the photograph on the left, the only people in the park were walking their dogs. And this coming Tuesday and Wednesday, Arctic cold will return, with highs in the teens and lows God knows what. The only good thing is that in Colorado, it will not be long before the sun comes out and the temperatures climb into the 50s and 60s, as opposed to Chicago, where once winter comes, it can stay miserable for months on end.
Denver proudly states on its tourist brochures that the city has over 300 days of sunshine a year. And I am here to say that the sun shines a lot here. However, when local newscasts have looked into how this figure was calculated, nobody can find the answer. I do - they made it up, but it might be true. In any case, away from the park people were out and about, shoveling sidewalks, driving to the grocery store, and doing other assorted errands. And some brave souls headed up to the mountains in an attempt to get to the ski resorts, hoping to take advantage of that "fresh powder." And wound up driving for hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic, on snow packed roads, through a snowstorm. Fun! And expensive! As for me, just hanging out in Washington Park for a short while is the best way to experience "fresh powder." And it is free! My favorite price point.
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