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Spring not quite sprung

Mal Sillars — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:29:45 +0000

May is here as it probably is everywhere, but this year I’m not sure that Spring came with it to Buena Vista. It seems as though it should be warmer and the grass greener. Where are the flowers…or is it too early for them? The real attention-getter is the bright, white mountains pasted on the so-Colorado blue sky. There is still a lot of snow sitting up there, which is good for Colorado’s water supply and those of us who like to snowshoe, so I guess this is really not so much a complaint about Spring as much as an observation of what seems different this year. Any way you look at it, Buena Vista is a beautiful site!

Christmas Wonderland

Mal Sillars — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:53:18 +0000

I was sitting here in the kitchen this morning looking out the window and the thought came to me that the view reminded me of Switzerland. Then I realized, this view that I see everyday, is really my Buena Vista view. The sky was clear Colorado blue; the air was a crisp 11 degrees; the new snow on Mt. Princeton just made that massif stand out as if it were pasted on the sky. One is just compelled to stare.

There are days when there is not enough hustle and bustle here in this town for me, but when I stop and look at the surroundings, I am always awed at the majesty of this valley. There are other impressive views that I have seen in my travels, but these are particularly so. I finally realized that views here are different because I have hiked the trails and climbed the peaks and know the back country. Elsewhere, a view is a view, but each one here has a memory or two for me.

If ever there was a little town, nestled in a valley, surrounded by snow covered peaks, that made you think of a Colorado Christmas, Buena Vista could be the one.

Springtime in the Rockies

Mal Sillars — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:51:40 +0000

I was in the weather business for 30 years. I love keeping track of the weather. Here in Colorado, water is always an issue since our water comes from the winter snow pack.

The has been a dry winter and we are behind in mountain snow all across the state. But now it is Spring and today Colorado is getting hammered with a major snow storm and everyone seems to be excited. The mountains will end up with a couple of feet of new snow and the valleys with perhaps a foot. March and April are the months when we do this and we all hope for it. And in a couple of days, snow at lower elevations will melt, the sky will be blue, the high peaks bright white and today a memory. I can not think of a better place to live.