Maybe Monsoons

Following a week of 6 days in the 80s, we are really grateful to have had 6 out of 7 in the low to mid 70s! We have also experienced 6 out of 7 in the low to mid 70s for highs, with many afternoons and mornings far cooler. Rainfall has been sporadic, with only .10 in the can for this week.

80 Six Days in a Row!

We really turned up the heat this weather week! Last week seemed plenty hot by Silverton standardsbut nothing like this! Add a 4000acre wildfire blowup early evening on Thursday in the La Salles, pumping huge amounts of smoke into our realm early evening.

Letters to the Editor

Editor Greetings to all! On behalf-of the Hard.rockers Holidays Board of Directors and Committee, we would like to thank all our Sponsors, Donors, and Patrons for your support of Hardrockers Holidays Traditional Mining Event in Silverton, Colorado!

Letters to the Editor

Editor To the Editor, On behalf of the Silverton 4th of July Association, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible community that made this year’s celebration such a resounding success.

We Need Rain!

Tropical storm Alvin brought somewhere between 1.27 inches, which Freddie officially measured, and possibly close to two inches that other people measured to Silverton at the beginning of June. Nothing measurably significant since then. Here we are with the Fourth of July on Friday.

Onward Through The Fog

Pacific tropical Storm Alvin cooled us down and brought much needed moisture to the high San Juans along with the desert southwest over the weekend. Temperatures prior to this event were in the upper mid-sixties and then even seventies- which really seems like summer to us mountain folks!

Greening For Real!

Springtime in the Rockies was blown right out of our strange realm mid-morning on Wednesday. We went from 51.4 to mid 30's in the blink of an eye with snow and wind roaring horizontal up canyon!

From The Standard Mail Car

To the Editor: I am writing to express concern over the stalled allocation of market rate lots in the Anvil Mountain Subdivision and to urge San Juan County Commissioners to honor the existing wait list and move forward with awarding the available undeveloped lots to those on it.

Thank You Life!

All of you folks who regularly read this column are fully aware of my own propensity for diversity of thought. No singular perspective ever holds for any completely enthralled. Because I am here to learn. 41 years ago, the Silverton, and 78 years ago to planet Earth.

It's A Sign!

The world of nature is warming up. Snow and ice keep melting. Water runs freely. Aspen's are budding out. Pussy willows proliferate. A mated pair of Red-tailed hawks return.