April 13, 2026

It was a cooler, very windy day.  Even so, I needed to get out and walk so I headed up Hwy 90.  I went down the Elk Road off the Rim Road.  I didn't see any critters but a cottontail rabbit that thought he was hidden out of sight.  It was crazy windy so not a real enjoyable walk.  But it was better than sitting in the house.  OMD EM1 III

Serviceberry 

 April 12, 2026

Church this morning and then just sat around and read this afternoon.  This evening we decided to drive up on Kinikin and Bostwick.  Nothing on Kinikin, but we were treated to a large herd of elk crossing the road in Bostwick.  I only shot video of them through the windshield, so these are frames from the videos.  That was a lot of elk!  OMD EM1 III

Split off group that didn't go across until we left.

 April 11, 2026

The predicted rain never came. Just the usual wind we have in the spring. The clouds on the San Juans looked nice out the window as I spent time editing photos. So when I finished we took off up Dave Wood. But before getting too far we decided to go up on Simms Mesa instead. We hadn’t been up there for a long time. The road has really deteriorated and has deep ruts. We went as far as the turnoff to Wildcat Canyon and turned around. It looks like that road isn’t open any more. That’s a shame as it was a fun road. I grabbed a couple mountain photos on the way back down. Our awesome God made those with the mighty power of His words. That’s something to ponder on for sure. Panasonic G97