This week marked the Vernal Equinox.
The official beginning of spring. Equal parts day and night . . . and it actually began with some very spring-like days.
Though, we are under no illusion that this will last.
In the high desert there is this time between the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
The mountains are still capped with snow, but the days get shirt-sleeve warm. The lakes hold on to winter’s ice and streams have yet to swell with runoff. The conditions are ideal for a picnic in the canyon.
A couple trips to the rivers in late March, ahead of last minute ice storms are always in our plan. We set up the camp chairs along the stream and bask in spring sunshine.
The melt is coming. The mornings are still frosty and there will be some rainy days.
For the next week or two we’ll take advantage of this typical Central Oregon start to spring.