2021-03-24, 09:41 PM
I got my second vax on the 18th and plan on being at SPW for a week starting 3 April. I have to fly out so that's been the limiting factor for me. It has warmed up and this week sounds nice but as the regulars know, early April can be pretty much any temperature. But many more lizards and snakes about, which provides entertainment. Flowers? Nope, it was a total drought year, a severe, no extreme drought year, just forget about the annuals. Stuff like rabbit brush will be nice in the canyons though.
Anyway, I have my nose to the topo maps and other sources and am coming up with my usual volume of hikes, to cover both hot and cold temps. Each year when I start this process, it is with the feeling of "oh well I've been going out for 30 years, it's OK to repeat some of the better hikes now" but by the time I go, I've figured out 2x or 3x as many trips as I'll have time for. Which must mean there's a big backlog in my notes for previous years as well!
Anyway, I have my nose to the topo maps and other sources and am coming up with my usual volume of hikes, to cover both hot and cold temps. Each year when I start this process, it is with the feeling of "oh well I've been going out for 30 years, it's OK to repeat some of the better hikes now" but by the time I go, I've figured out 2x or 3x as many trips as I'll have time for. Which must mean there's a big backlog in my notes for previous years as well!