President's Day Weekend!

This is President's Day Weekend, and here in Denver, winter has yet to arrive, and so what seems like the entire city is taking advantage of the springlike weather and getting outdoors. Denver had a high of 69 degrees on Sunday, while today is forecast to have a high of 68. I drove past Washington Park yesterday, and it looked like one long line of people walking the 2-mile path circling those grounds. I was headed up to Golden, and when I got there, found that every parking space in front of the Golden History Park - the gateway to the trails along Cleer Creek - were taken. And the streets of downtown Golden were packed, as seen in the photograph above. For one long weekend, it was finally time to stop thinking about the record low snowpack, the dwindling reservoirs, and the extreme fire danger, and just enjoy the weather. Time enough to worry about all that later. But there is some hope. The weather forecasters are predicting a snowstorm in the Colorado mountains this week, which has the possibility of easing the crisis somewhat. While Denver and the Front Range will remain dry and relatively warm, the accumulation of snow in the mountains will help the entire state. And if that snow doesn't materialize, I suggest the State of Colorado hire experienced Native Americans to do some traditional North American rain dances. Can't hurt, right? And it would provide great entertainment, too, if they did those dances at places such as the 16th Street Mall. Have a nice rest of the weekend everyone, and as they say up in Breckenridge, pray for rain.