July 16, 2025

Very Smokey still this morning. Went to Delta and filled up on their cheap gas. Then up to Paonia and over Kebler Pass. It was quite hazy and very warm up the west side. It got cloudy and cooled off quite a bit on the east side. No critters but one small buck wading in a pond on the side of the road. He was eating that algae/moss like it was a delicacy.  He was entertaining. It was very busy up there and Crested Butte was the usual zoo. We had to drive around several blocks to find a place to park. We walked both sides of Elk Ave and then moved on. We got into quite a nice shower between Crusty and Gunnysack. Then we hit more rain coming down Cerro. Praise the Lord. Surely it must have rained on the Black Canyon fire. This evening we were able to walk in Cimarron Creek…first time this summer. It was cloudy and 74 with a bit of wind. EVERYBODY was outside. So good after all the heat. Most of our smoke is now coming from the Unaweep fire. It’s 14,000 acres.  Nikon Z50 II