Colorado Mountains

Snow doesn’t always stick in beautiful Colorado Springs, where temperatures sometimes swing 40 degrees Fahrenheit in just 24 hours. Like a well-scripted winter holiday, snow stuck during Christmas this year. Front Range communities experienced below-freezing temperatures while blanketed with a calm, fluffy snow fall Dec. 23-24 — a stark contrast to the blizzard conditions that rolled in Dec. 19, which closed many school districts. It’s the day after Christmas and, as usual, our blue skies refuse to retreat. The attached photos were taken this morning, Dec. 26, from Marksheffel Road in northeast Colorado Springs, overlooking Stetson Hills Boulevard.

Red Fly

Pikes Peak

Waldon Canyon Fire

Garden of the Gods

Pikes Peak

Colorado Mountains

Laila walking Loup on a trail March 29 at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods

The view March 28 at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

Summer Lightning

Female Mallard in Hot Springs