2021-11-09, 10:45 PM
I had a great summer, but not in the desert 
2 1/2 weeks in Montana (Bozeman area), 2 weeks in the eastern Sierra (based in June Lake, you know the area well, Kauri), and 10 days wandering around Mt. Rainier. Smoke was always an issue - it's the new normal I am afraid. Never been smoked out in Montana in July, but this year it was really bad. I was south of most of the Sierra smoke most of the time, though visibility was rarely crystal clear Sierra skies. Will be in southern AZ for much of December, and back out to DV some time in the spring.
It was great to get out and refresh my soul with wilderness after a lousy stay at home Covid year. Hoping we don't pick up with that again this winter, though numbers are going up here in Massachusetts, and I guess California also. I'm vaxxed 3x but we know it ain't perfect.
2 1/2 weeks in Montana (Bozeman area), 2 weeks in the eastern Sierra (based in June Lake, you know the area well, Kauri), and 10 days wandering around Mt. Rainier. Smoke was always an issue - it's the new normal I am afraid. Never been smoked out in Montana in July, but this year it was really bad. I was south of most of the Sierra smoke most of the time, though visibility was rarely crystal clear Sierra skies. Will be in southern AZ for much of December, and back out to DV some time in the spring.It was great to get out and refresh my soul with wilderness after a lousy stay at home Covid year. Hoping we don't pick up with that again this winter, though numbers are going up here in Massachusetts, and I guess California also. I'm vaxxed 3x but we know it ain't perfect.