Windy, dry and warm are the three words that describe the winter Rocky has been having this year. Still no change in the weather pattern so its been more of the same in the park most mornings. Partially frozen streams, lots of brown grasses and mountains with dabs of snow. Not exactly how one would envision winter in Rocky Mountain National Park but you have to take the bad with the good at this point.
The 10 day forecast still shows more of the same in regards to the weather, but somewhere deep down, we have to hope this thing whipsaws back the other way and we get a really snowy and wet end to winter and spring and get things back on track. This is certainly one of the strangest Colorado winters I’ve photographer but I’m hoping I’ll look back on this season and chuckle if the weather pattern does indeed turn soon.
Until then, I’ll keep getting out and enjoy the one benefit we’ve had with all this windy, warm weather in RMNP, the colorful sunrise and sunsets. If you can find some shelter from the wind, we have really had some amazing colors in the sky to photograph. Weather its fire red skies from Lenticular clouds or neon pink skies from high cirrus clouds, the mornings and evenings have been stunning. You can only photograph the hand your dealt, but I’m hoping that next hand will have a lot more moisture soon.