This time of year the snow is melting up North…. and the sun is shining in the Valley.  We have become pretty acclimated to the cooler temps… so HOT HOT is just HOT, as it was when we went down this past week and experienced a whopping 87F.  Ok, I know we’re spoiled… but we’re toughened up by our winters.

We went to see the flowers, but in truth, while we got into a couple small pockets, it was already late in the season, as most were already gone.

We enjoyed those we did see, and soaked up the heat.  But enough is enough, so we took the appropriately named, Desert to Tall Pines Rd (SR 288) back to the snow.

In a matter of hours we were back in our comfort zone, with snow on the ground, amidst the forest and Tall Pines.

We ventured to Workmens Creek, outside of Young, and enjoyed the cascading water from their snow melt.

Ahhhh….. how refreshing. : )