windymtnman
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Perhaps a bit of good news for Unit 80 hunters, but really a bit too soon to say this for sure?
That is, this season, thus far, is the wettest one since probably 2015. We've had some timely rains
that have enhanced the habitat considerably. I'm not getting much on my game camera on a Spring up on
the mountain this year, because the game can find water elsewhere.
This morning, I was doing a training/conditioning run with my Burro, and ran by some native grasses that were knee high.
I can't ever recall seeing grass this tall down lower in elevation, where the Sun, the hotter temps, and the drying out of soils happens quicker. That made me smile, as my pasture is reflecting that as well.
This is how, at 70 years old, I manage to stay in shape so I can enjoy the great outdoors in my retirement. I compete in the extreme sport of "Western Pack Burro Racing", where we run our asses off all over Colorado, sometimes in 29 mile races that top out at 13,200 ft.
This pic was from this past Memorial Day weekend, coming down off the mountain above the I-70 interstate. The pic was at about halfway down, so we were much higher on the side of a single track cliff. If you went over the side, if the 1000 ft. drop didn't kill you, you'd probably get run over by the traffic. Hahahaha. At 10 miles in length, this was one of the easier races. I think I was 12th of 71 racers?
That is, this season, thus far, is the wettest one since probably 2015. We've had some timely rains
that have enhanced the habitat considerably. I'm not getting much on my game camera on a Spring up on
the mountain this year, because the game can find water elsewhere.
This morning, I was doing a training/conditioning run with my Burro, and ran by some native grasses that were knee high.
I can't ever recall seeing grass this tall down lower in elevation, where the Sun, the hotter temps, and the drying out of soils happens quicker. That made me smile, as my pasture is reflecting that as well.
This is how, at 70 years old, I manage to stay in shape so I can enjoy the great outdoors in my retirement. I compete in the extreme sport of "Western Pack Burro Racing", where we run our asses off all over Colorado, sometimes in 29 mile races that top out at 13,200 ft.
This pic was from this past Memorial Day weekend, coming down off the mountain above the I-70 interstate. The pic was at about halfway down, so we were much higher on the side of a single track cliff. If you went over the side, if the 1000 ft. drop didn't kill you, you'd probably get run over by the traffic. Hahahaha. At 10 miles in length, this was one of the easier races. I think I was 12th of 71 racers?
