14" today and it is still snowing:)  The weather station says we are in the middle of a severe winter storm.  Looks very pretty to me.  The ski lifts in Creste Butte opened this weekend.  I am sure the snow lift operators are loving this weather.  

Emily is sure enjoying the snow and Bill is trying hard to keep ahead of it and keep the driveway clear with his plow.  I just kept the wood stove nice and warm and made a cherry pie.  Sounded like a good way to spend the day to me.

SNOW!!   Thanksgiving Evening it started to snow.  It is about 3 inches deep. 

 Not much but oh so beautiful!   Besides it was just right for the first snow man of the season.

November Geology Adventure

Dr. Bill and I went on a geology adventure November 23, 2008.  We went up into the Gunnison National Forest. He pointed out the last bit of sandstone at the edge of the Colorado Plateau.  We viewed the head waters of the Roaring Judy Creek and the sandstone hill that it has, over time, cut into.  We hiked into a hunting camp where traditional buckskin hunters bring their horses each year to hunt both elk and deer as they migrate through this area.   Walked the tailings of an old uranium mine.  The tailings are full of magnesium and mica, sparkling  in the sun.  It is called "yellow cake" , this is the raw  rock form that uranium is mined from.  Don't worry our water has been tested and it is fine.   We hiked down into a gorge until the ice and snow got a little too slippery.   We came across granite rocks, huge quartz, a beautiful bonsai, and of course lots of Aspen and Ponderosa pine.  Wild high mountain juniper was up there too and as we return to lower elevations lots of sage.   Bill is standing on top of the large quartz:)