The water at Blue Mesa Reservoir is horribly low….Terry says it is down about the size of the length of a football field. Blue Mesa Reservoir is also an extremely long reservoir—20 miles long.
Taylor Reservoir is still frozen over, but starting to thaw. It is low also, but nothing like this. Taylor Reservoir flows into the Blue Mesa Reservoir along with tributaries from other creeks and rivers.
Going back home (on the way up we went through Montrose to Gunnison then to Almont) we took ‘the long way home’ over the rim of the Black Canyon to Crawford, Hotchkiss, and then Delta.
The Black Canyon is the pathway of the Gunnison River, from which our irrigation and drinking water arrives to us.
We saw lots of deer, some elk, but the best was this Cub…wandering across the road.
He/she was heading to the other side, where Momma was probably waiting.
Having a little trip was really nice…broke up the work so we felt refreshed and able to get ‘back at it’; glad to do so!
Off now to work in the yard. I’m planting. I have cut my amount down considerably…two years ago I had 175 containers in 9 beds. Last year I cut down to 75 containers and nine beds. This year….I’m tired. I have 10 containers and the nine beds which at times still seems too much.
Anyway off to plant!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Beautiful photos, Linda. You do live in such a beautiful area… Sorry that there is not much water in the reservoirs…. Looks like a beautiful trip.
Good Luck with your planting.
Hugs,
Betsy
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just gorgeous scenes! love the cub!
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Great photo of the bear! How exciting! We always joke that one of these days we will see a bear or a moose..maybe someday! Not good news about the water..maybe a rain dance is in order:)
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Love the bear shot! What a surprise! I was beginning to garden, but after this last freeze I am going to wait a while longer
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We would like to be able to send some rain your way. Too much here to get the crops in the ground.
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I find my plantings grow smaller and my years grow greater also. 🙂
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I enjoyed all of your photos of your beautiful part of the world, but I am sorry to see how low that first reservoir is. It’s neat that you got to see the cub (and Mama!).
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What a cute bear cub…bet that made your day! Lovely photos, Linda. I hear you about the water. We’re all praying for rain.
Happy planting. I have most of mine done for now.
Blessings!
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It’s shocking to see the reservoir so low. The last photo is a winner.
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I like the first photo. The blues are so striking! Hoping for moisture for you.
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So sorry to see those dry reservoirs. I sure hope there is some rain in our forecast. We’ve nearly been blown off the map here for two days. Any moisture we got from last week’s rain is gone. Good thing you were able to keep your auto between yourself and any mamma bears in the weeds. Wandering cubs are an invitation to a grumpy bear encounter.
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Yours looks like such a happy life.
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Great photo of the cub and the clouds
the low water levels must be a worry for you,
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What magnificent scenery, and lovely colours. … what an adorable cuddly looking bear cub!
I’m so sorry about the water Linda… it’s one of those things that sits at the back of your mind all the time, I know…
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your photos are always beautiful, those mountains in the distance draw me right in. Hope the water situation improves soon. That’s a lot of planting!!!
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Despearate to plant – the seedlings are outgrowing the basement!
Love the bear cub 😀
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What a beautiful trip!!! A bear cub???? EEEK! Something I always wanted to see whenever I’m drug(kicking and screamimg!!!! lol) thru the mountains yet have not!
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I am sorry that the water level is so low. The scenery through the Black Canyon area is so beautiful (and for any of us lazy traveling types that’s all we’d see about the trip…your blog has given me so much more to think about as we drive!)…….And speaking of lazy — that must be my middle name.. what you see as quite a cutback in gardening seems incomprehensible to me! (We did used to grow a vegetable garden when we had our home in Oregon, so I have a tiny idea of how much work it takes!)
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The water thing is just a huge concern! I looked at the drought monitor map and it show that you are also in the sever zone. Personally, I think we should both be critical, but I don’t understand how they make the determination.
The clouds behind the cub are wonderful. Now, if they would just spit out some rain!
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Just came across your blog. Beautiful pictures. Love the gorges. And the bear cub. Too cute!
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