Torrential rain and fierce thunder storms which lit up the mountains during the night had waned to a light drizzle by morning which saw 42F at 10am and a biting wind. 44F at 1.30pm with hardly any wind but continual rain and overcast by 1.30pm. Only the stubborn, red and yellow hangers-on nestled in the vast brush don’t realize it’s winter now. A layer of mist had settled over the mountains at 4.30pm.

© J.N. Urbanski 12.46pm