Temperature swings

Sunday was a wonderful day for a snowshoeing up Baseline ridge tower road just west of Strachan. There really was no need for the snowshoes, some kind of lighter crampon would have been better. We just needed something to give better grip than hikers. The snow was packed by ski-doo tracks but slushy. We left home at -14 in Red Deer. By the time we arrived it was +10C. A gorgeous day. If you haven't noticed lately, the weather at the first ranges and west has been much warmer than the rest of the province. On our way home it remained warm until we got to hwy #22, where the thermometer dropped like a rock. It fell to -4 again by Eckville, 20 minutes up the road. A great day to be out on a mountain top.