Hello From Beautiful Pagosa Country! Lately, the weather has been gorgeous if you like warm temperatures and sunny skies. Yesterday my wife, Laurie, and our golden retriever, Archie, and I all headed for Navajo Lake loaded up with lawn chairs, fishing poles, and Subway sandwiches. We were not disappointed with 70-degree temperatures. I didn’t catch […]

Happy New Year From Beautiful Pagosa Country! The biggest story of the year was the weather. For the second winter in a row, we have had very low snow totals. So far this year, we are about half the normal moisture for the region. I have no snow in my yard. Temperatures have been running […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! As I look out my window this morning, there are no clouds – just blue skies! The weather has been gorgeous, if you enjoy warm temperatures without rain or snow. Today it is supposed to get up to 65 degrees, which is about 15 degrees above the average for this time […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! The kids are back in school, there’s a lot less traffic on the roads, and the temperatures are ideal – morning temperatures are in the 40s and daytime temperatures are in the 70s. The biggest negative out there is lack of rain. The summer monsoons were a no-show this year. Combined […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! And happy 249th birthday, USA! Let’s get ready to celebrate! It’s going to be a very busy weekend, but this year will be different from the past 42 Independence Days I’ve experienced here in Pagosa. With the Highway 160 construction going on downtown, the parade is a no-go. Instead, we will […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! As I look out my window this morning, I’m excited to see cloudy skies. The weatherman says we are expecting rain off and on for the next couple of days. This is great news since we had such a mild winter. We really need the moisture badly. Our snowpack in the […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! The biggest story around town continues to be the weather – warm and dry! The snowpack in our mountains is at 63% of median for this time of year. Wolf Creek Ski Area is reporting 58” of snow at the summit with total snowfall year-to-date at 143”. Yesterday got up to […]

Happy New Year From Pagosa Country! I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season. My wife Laurie and I spent Christmas in Denver with my son, Patrick, daughter, Heather, and her husband, John, along with the four grandchildren. Let’s not forget the newest member of the family; Archie – our new golden […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! We have just experienced one of the nicest Indian Summers that I can remember. Temperatures have been above average and the Fall colors were gorgeous this year. But winter is starting today. We are expecting rain and snow off and on for the next several days. Wolf Creek Ski Area has […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! …By way of Paris, France. My wife, Laurie, and I are on a Viking river cruise which started in Zurich, Switzerland. We are now on the tail end of our trip in the City of Lights – Paris! After being gone for almost two weeks, I’m getting homesick. Back home, we […]