Here and there but not quite everywhere!
Today, we visited the Pipe Springs National Monument in Arizona as well as the nearby Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Utah. It was a hot and sunny day with temperatures in the 90s and very little wind. Luckily, it was a dry heat as is typical in this part of the country.
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After leaving Loveland Pass, we headed to nearby Sapphire Point. This spot always looks fabulous with fresh snow! Luckily, there was still plenty of it on the trees although some of the ground was bare. We walked on the short trail that loops around a fire scarred hill. The new trees that have been planted in the revegetation area are doing quite well! The surface of Lake Dillon, visible down below from many points along the trail, is still mostly frozen. Due to the weather, we unfortunately weren’t able to see Breck in the distance.
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There aren’t very many cherry blossoms left today, on the 16th day since they bloomed. Most of the branches are without any petals and the few that are remaining aren’t so great looking, particularly when compared to when they were fresh. Cherry blossom season is over!
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It was another wet morning and the cherry blossom petals continue to fall to the ground. We’re also starting to see the middle part of the flowers on the ground as well. There’s still a few nice looking blossom clusters here and there but they’re getting hard to find now.
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Everything was rather wet this morning due to rain overnight and some light fog. The cherry blossoms overall aren’t doing well. Many trees are essentially bare and the remaining ones are on the way to being without petals as well. We tried to find some pretty scenes though!
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