April 13-14 brought a cold, wet snow to Rapid City. The cloudy pictures above were taken during the storm while the sunny picture was taken on the 14th. The ground was warm enough that the snow turned to slush upon contact so the nearly 10" didn't just pile up but could be pushed away during the day. Local ranchers have to be excited about all the moisture this year which allows them to anticipate good grazing for the cattle herds around Rapid City. It will also push our local water resources to nearly 100%. What a blessing. Today we are getting our third straight day of sunshine to clear remaining snow. Spring may arrive yet.......oh, there is a slight chance of snow on Friday.
One final note, I deleted my Facebook account so I will try to spend a bit more time posting pictures of hikes on my blog.
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