Spring hasn't quite arrived at Gothic, Colorado

I have spent the day enjoying the spring-summer-like weather.
Trees are in blossom; the fish are feeding; and the humming
bird feeder at the kitchen window has been very busy.

I decided to look at the weather-cam at Gothic, Colorado.
Robyn arrived there this week to start her job. She had
to snow shoe in, as you see in the following pictures.
She describes trying to "fix" the roof of the dining hall
which has all but collapsed. She had to wade through the
snow to the shed where the ladders are kept and then carry
the ladder to the dining hall; tools must all be carried
by hand. No vehicles are running at this time. She has
her challenges ahead and will need all her resourcefulness
to get anything done. It is a frustrating situation because
there is so much to do and people will be arriving expecting
a place to stay and a dining room ready and so forth. In
addition to those problems the budget is tight. This is an
on-going problem. Never enough to really do the job right.
Year after year make do has been the mode.We hope to go visit,
but obviously not soon.














Gothic River meandering by cabins















Vera Falls with destroyed foot bridge in background. Robyn
Reports there is no sign of bridge now; it has washed
away completly
















Another view of Vera Falls




















The stream near Tincup Cabin



Weather information for May 21 as of 1:05 p.m.

Todays low: 2°C (36°F)
Todays high: 14°C (57°F)
Current temp: 12½°C (55°F)
Sky: partly/mostly cloudy
Barometric pressure: 756 mm (29.76" Hg- low) falling
Wind: 15-25 S
Current precipitation: none, 0 cm (0") snow new today
Snowpack: 65 cm (25½")
Todays deepest snowpack: 68 cm (26½")
Winters deepest snowpack: 230 cm (90½") on April 07
Total snowfall this winter (at sunrise): 1329 cm (523")

Gothic on-line weather report


This Weeks Weather, starting with Sunday, May 18: partly cloudy, hot and breezy as it reaches the mid 50's and is the warmest day this year despite afternoon cloud build up. Some clearing near sunset. Monday: partly cloudy and warm with the low just down to freezing and the high the warmest of the year in the mid 50's. Stopped at that point with afternoon clouds but snow kept melting as we lost over 3". Clearing late afternoon. Tuesday: clear and hot with the low at freezing and the high reaching 60F for the first time this year. Some late afternoon clouds but not as much as recent days. The snowpack is at it's lowest point since early December having dropped 7" in the past 2 days.