February 4, 2026

Today we headed down toward Delta on the backroads. We then went up the 25 Mesa Road. We met three loaded logging trucks. With this meager winter they can log up high all winter. We pulled out the chairs and sat in the sun for our lunch snack. Then we drove on higher, and turned around just before the White ranch. We came back down and went walking at EWR on the north side. There are now cows in there….in a wildlife refuge???  It was a good day. We didn’t see any birds to photograph…just cows. So, here’s a nice snowy shot of Buckhorn from 2013. 

 February 3, 2026

Today I took off in the afternoon and went up Sandy Wash again. This time I wandered off to the south and into the draw to get out of the breeze. The cows seem to be gone and the elk too. I only saw a few fresh tracks. It was warm…upper 40s. I rolled up my pants and took off my jacket for the climb back up to the top. I didn’t keep track but probably got in five miles. I only took videos with the GoPro so these are single frames from that. 

 February 2, 2026

I did a new YouTube video this morning. This afternoon it was back to the river. I got in about 5.5 miles today. It was cloudy and cold on the way. Then the sun came out and it was almost hot on the way back. Ended up in the low 50s. We may break high records later in the week per the weather gurus. Nikon P950