Big relief in a tiny amount

15 02 2026

We got rain. 🙂 Don’t get squeamish about Friday the 13th; that was our LUCKY day in Southwest Colorado!

Valentine’s Day morning: Clouds clearing from the peak of McKenna and the upper butte of Temple. The snow on the left/north-facing side of McKenna Peak is fresh (and no longer there after the clouds cleared to reveal a completely clear Colorado sky).

Warm, damp ground + moisture = rising steam and lingering cloud banks. In laywoman’s terms: gorgeous.

A few miles of zooming and a hike of a couple of miles and a different part of the basin later: Seneca and her band greeted me. That’s Brumley Point behind her; McKenna Peak and Temple Butte are just to the left. They were still holding *some* clouds, but you can see the sunshine is already defeating the clouds handily.

More moisture coming this coming week? Everything is crossed, and hopes are high for even a little bit more rain or – super hopefully – some snow.


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15 02 2026
Sue E. Story's avatar Sue E. Story

We had a whisper of rain too, TJ! It wasn’t a huge amount but it did drizzle a little off and on all day, and “drizzle” is the best kind of rain! Love Seneca peeking at you just above that ridge. 😁

15 02 2026
karenflash3's avatar karenflash3

So glad for the rain! Hoping that a lot more is on the way!

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