The snow is melting and revealing a whole new world. Yesterday Gambrill found a Yak-Trak that she lost earlier in the winter. And in the short walk to Gambrill's house today, we found the following:
Dead animals
Many animal bones
An entire winter of beer bottles (this group is directly underneath a "watershed zone" sign)
Fences can now be seen
Thousands of cow patties
And of course, lots of trash.
As you can see, the lake is melting fast. All the snow melt from the surrounding hills flows directly into town, so for most of the spring, the runoff through town is a raging river.
Last year the river through town washed out the road by Gambrill's house (in background), and several others down stream. The torrent continues to wash more away.
Gambrill next to the oxbow.
Small bits of grass are popping up around town. I saw dogs burning off the winter lethargy by chasing cows down the street. The streets were full of people walking. Things are looking up!
