Just a teeny bit panicked

As I was sitting in Allen Fieldhouse, mecca for the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team and fans (me!), I checked Ouray weather and saw that we had gone from winter storm watch to winter storm warning, starting tomorrow morning and going into Saturday morning.  Mike and I are flying into Montrose Friday afternoon, and it certainly gave me pause as to how we're going to get home.  The forecast is for "12 to 24 inches with localized amounts up to three feet.  Winds gusting as high as 40 mph."  Telluride is supposed to get slammed, which will make Mike happy because he bought a six-day Epic ski pass.   

We have the dogs boarded south of Montrose at Iron Will Dog Lodge, and they are my first concern.  Since Montrose is supposed to get just a few inches, that is not my worry.  Nor is getting through Ouray and up Camp Bird Road as the silver mine seems to make sure it's plowed.  Steve, property manager for the VRBO, will have hit MFL from Camp Bird up to 5 MFL, and that might very well be where we get stopped.  We put winter gear in the car for just such an occasion, and we'll slog up the hill with very happy dogs.  We have food for sure and power we hope, along with a good amount of propane and wood so I talked myself off that ledge and enjoyed the rest of the game.  Rock Chalk!

Happy snow everyone!

The Jayhawk and Baby Jay dancing themselves dizzy

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