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

 April 10, 2026

The next few days might be stormy and windy. So we decided to take a drive up on Grand Mesa. We hadn’t been up there in quite awhile. The low snowpack was obvious. There is no snow on the south side. On the way back we visited an elderly friend in Delta. After some Little Cesar’s pizza we took off up P77. We saw lots of deer this time and quite a few elk. Apparently they sense a storm coming and we’re out earlier than usual. It was a grand day in God’s creation. Such a blessing. OMD EM1 III

 April 9, 2026

Today we decided to take the Defender on a ride up Transfer.  We took a side trip on the very rough Cattle Loop.  We got almost to the Lazy Y road turnoff.  We turned around at Grays Creek.  We might have been able to make it around that north side of the hill, but didn't want to risk it as it was totally snow packed.  There had been a couple 4 wheelers through it but no SXS's that I could tell.  That was far further than we should be able to go this time of year.  We also found the biggest juniper tree I've ever seen.  It was 4-5' in diameter at the base.  That thing had to be 500 years old or more.  We didn't see any critters except one golden eagle, but couldn't get a picture.  The wind blew all day but it wasn't too bad.  We were going to roast hotdogs on a campfire, but somebody forgot something to start a fire with....me!  Anyway, we had a great day.  Phone 15 Pro and Nikon P950