I could tell you my life is boring, but this blog post proves it.
The weather in my area is very Fall-like, with mid-70s during the daytime and low 50s at night, and a very slight chance of rain. What that forecast doesn't tell you is that the chilly nighttime temperatures are lasting longer during the morning and starting earlier in the afternoon. So when I say mid-70s for a high, that's only for a couple of hours in the afternoon, and for the rest of the day it's considerably cooler.
And that's just one of the differences in the weather I had to deal with in Miami, Florida. In Colorado, the temperature difference between night and day is typically 20 or 30°, but in Miami, the temperature difference between day and night is more moderate, with daytime temperatures reaching 90 ° and nighttime temperatures around 80 °. And that 90° daytime temperature hung around for six or eight hours during the daytime. Throw in some 95% humidity for most of the day and night, and you have a place that a lot of people can't deal with.
And remember, there are other places that are hotter, and there are other places that have high humidity. Still, South Florida is the only place in America with a tropical climate, so when it comes to heat and humidity, Miami is the worst. I dealt with it for 20 years or more, which mentally scarred me for life.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Darrell at https://gozatravels.blogspot.com/ for his suggestion on a better way to apply the eyedrops I'm using four times a day after my cataract surgery. I used Darrell's method last night and this morning, and it worked great. Needless to say, that will be the method I use from now on.
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In the middle of the picture, you can see Spinney Mountain Reservoir, which is about 3 miles from 11-mile reservoir as the crow flies. In the background is the High Country.
There are plenty of places to explore at Pete's, as its history dates back a long way. There were Ute Indians here. I found an arrowhead. The Spanish were here; they wrote about this area in their diaries. Farmers were here; some of their underground houses are still visible. And ranchers were here; remnants of their windmill water pumps still dot the area.
And mixed in with all of that were French and American Beaver trappers. Buffalo hunters, Army Cavalry, miners, pioneers, outlaws, the railroads, and even some banditos when this place was owned by the Spanish. History hangs heavy on these mountains, and every place I go, I can feel the presence of those who lived, toiled, suffered, and died in this place.