Coming back from Breckenridge over Hosier Pass I noticed runoff already coming down the north side. Water was racing down the side of the road and filling the Blue River. BRK ski area seemed a bit soft for this time of year. Ski conditions are marginal at best.
I don't know my facts about weather and snow pack and average temperatures but it seemed odd. This is the middle of winter! Nor do I care to debate it especially with each side already having their feet encased in cement; or ice; or slush.
Eleven Mile Reservoir has a lot of open water. Some anglers are seeing big fish cruzing the edges. And of course the migration of big rainbows up into the Dream Stream has been underway for some time now. The crowds are pounding the river.
It might just be an odd year. Or a new pattern. I do not know.
As an angler, I have my concerns. Some of my friends have their concerns about future water flows for the South Platte.
This morning, I gain a little bit of comfort seeing an inch or so of new snow on my deck in the foothills of Manitou.
I don't know. I am just observing.
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