Springtime in the West

Despite the snow storms and freezing weather, I suppose it technically is spring. It would be nice to at least have a little true spring weather before summers heat starts blasting us. I will keep my fingers crossed.


I busted through several snow drifts to get to the top of Little Mountain NE of Vernal and arrived on the top just in time to enjoy a hole in the clouds, affording some really pretty views. The break in the weather didn't last long, and the hole quickly filled back in. I got stuck in a deep snow drift just as the second wave of the storm hit and I got to spend an hour and a half digging my truck out in a blizzard.



I made the trip looking for these little buggers. I didn't find any that day, but went back a couple weeks later and there they were. The status of the Greater Sage Grouse is still under review by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and we are still waiting on the decision in regards to a possible endangered species listing.






Funny looking dance, eh?