Opinion

Letting Go!

Letting Go!

Letting Go!

This first weather week of October, we really shifted from autumn into fall, with most of the aspen leaves being swept up off their branches into the sky then tumbling back down, carpeting the ground.
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Ithrive on uncomfortable choices that forced me to embrace the will to live. That’s because I am a veteran extremophile! Living these past 40 years in the heart of the San Juan mountains constantly challenges me to hone my edge and up my game.
Date High Low Conditions September 17 57 27 Bluebird September 18 62 27 Occasionally clear September 19 66 28 Pleasant Sunrise September 20 68 28 Initially clear September 21 61 27 Snow and Fog September 22 56 30 Clear sky September 23 64 29 Faint Cirrus Seasonal snow total- 149.1 inches Water year total- 27.12 inches September rain total- 1.98 inches

Date High Low Conditions September 17 57 27 Bluebird September 18 62 27 Occasionally clear September 19 66 28 Pleasant Sunrise September 20 68 28 Initially clear September 21 61 27 Snow and Fog September 22 56 30 Clear sky September 23 64 29 Faint Cirrus Seasonal snow total- 149.1 inches Water year total- 27.12 inches September rain total- 1.98 inches

Constant Change

We live in a world of constant change. Everything, the weather, our minds, emotions, and health. Everything is in a constant state of variance and flux.
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Editor From The Standard Mail Car Thank You For Supporting Arts & Culture In Silverton As Silverton Creative District wraps up another busy summer, I am thrilled to see the many ways the arts are blossoming in our community.
Date High Low Conditions September 3 75 35 perfectly clear September 4 76 36 Early morning rain September 5 72 33 Clear beginning September 6 75 33 Obscuring fog September 7 72 35 Near clear September 8 69 32 Close to clear September 9 71 32 Clearly clear Snow total: 149.1 inches Water year since October 1st: 25.51 September rain total: .13 inches

Date High Low Conditions September 3 75 35 perfectly clear September 4 76 36 Early morning rain September 5 72 33 Clear beginning September 6 75 33 Obscuring fog September 7 72 35 Near clear September 8 69 32 Close to clear September 9 71 32 Clearly clear Snow total: 149.1 inches Water year since October 1st: 25.51 September rain total: .13 inches

Love Heals!

A utumn transitioned into early fall this weather week. The first completely orange aspen was bare branched, leafless within a couple of days. Something is now happening - more gradually - with the first all red aspen up above the Mayflower Mill.

Dear Editor,

I remember Zeke Zanoni’s “Mining Shop.” I was a customer. A rocky decorated interior room was cluttered with stones and boulders. In the center was the “mine-ride” with an old single weathered mine door attached to a tall container-sized box, with a side “window’’.

Letter to the Editor:

I want to sing the praises of your community. I was participating in the Iron Horse Cycling event and somehow left my backpack on the summit. I was at my wit’s end and did not know what to do. Road was closed, snowing, and no return traffic for a few hours.

Letter to the Community

Our community mourns a tragic outcome for a local mama bear. This outcome was avoidable and we can all work together to better protect the local wildlife that we share a home with.
A moose near the Artist Cabin along Highway 550 where parking lot will go. Photo credit Wesley Berg

A moose near the Artist Cabin along Highway 550 where parking lot will go. Photo credit Wesley Berg

Letters to the Editor

Proposed Silver Cloud Lodge I took this photo on August 28th just above the Artist Cabin along Highway 550 south of Red Mountain Pass.
Date High Low Conditions August 20 74 40 Fog and Sog! August 21 68 45 Valley Fog August 22 66 46 Foggy Valley August 23 62 45 More Moisture! August 24 67 41 Thick Fog August 25 67 35 Lifting Fog August 26 67 35 Whispy Fog Seasonal snow total 149.1 in Water year since October 1st 25.38 in August rain total 7.75 in Weather week rain total 4.06 in

Date High Low Conditions August 20 74 40 Fog and Sog! August 21 68 45 Valley Fog August 22 66 46 Foggy Valley August 23 62 45 More Moisture! August 24 67 41 Thick Fog August 25 67 35 Lifting Fog August 26 67 35 Whispy Fog Seasonal snow total 149.1 in Water year since October 1st 25.38 in August rain total 7.75 in Weather week rain total 4.06 in

Off The Chart!

We had more rain this week than we had in all of June, which was a very wet monsoon month. 4.06 versus 4.03. Life is way too busy right now - to go over all of my decades of field notes. If NWS Grand Junction would like to crunch numbers Freddy will have those with you.