If I open the windows I can hear the creek flowing freely. Not long now and the noise will be deafening as the creek fills with spring melt off and roars down canyon.
The snow is disappearing fast revealing various piles of objects (rusty old fire pits, construction debris, tools) left out sometimes unintentionally to overwinter. It's always fun to see the ground again and to see what does emerge from the depths of winter snow. Phrases such as "I've been looking for that" are not uncommon at this time of year.
The Aspen trees are still barren but the buds are present and just waiting for that perfect Spring day when they will burst forth, bringing color to the landscape and shade to our cabin. The Honeycomb cliffs will then be lost again from our view until the leaves fall once again in the Autumn.
The meadow although now very brown and extremely dead-looking, seems thankful that the snow has finally melted so it can breath again. Amazing that in a few months it will be alive with wild flowers.
Soon the moose will be visiting our cabin and if we are lucky like last year, a stray baby deer. The Pika's are emerging from their long slumbers, playful and hungry. The birds are plentiful and happy to serenade us with a wonderful dawn chorus each morning.
The ski areas have closed and the canyon is quiet. No traffic, no snow cats, no avalanche control. When the valley heats up, the people will return but until then we have the canyon to ourselves.
This is a truly wonderful time of year up at Winterbourne Cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
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