Nature – Page 30 – Roving Sun

April 16, 2021January 10, 2022

Sapphire Point

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.

April 12, 2021January 10, 2022

Local Cherry Blossoms, The End

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!

April 11, 2021January 10, 2022

Local Cherry Blossoms, Day 15

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.

April 10, 2021January 10, 2022

Local Cherry Blossoms, Day 14

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!

April 9, 2021January 10, 2022

Local Cherry Blossoms, Day 13

It’s starting to get hard to find clusters of cherry blossoms that are fully intact. But there are still some groups of blossoms that have kept a significant number of petals and still look decent. Overall, though, most of the blossom petals have fallen to the ground and the trees aren’t looking too great.