Early in the morning on the day before Valentine’s Day in New York City, it finally snowed. We had been long overdue for it. When it’s blanketed in drifts, the city turns magical. I look forward to being trapped warmly inside while a storm rages outside. For the second winter in a row, however, we’ve had relatively mild weather. Whatever snow we’ve gotten has been thin and short-lived. This time the weather apps couldn’t agree whether it was really coming, but then it started and came down quickly.
If you get the chance, Prescott is worth the visit. There's good hiking on and around Thumb Butte and Granite Mountain. The latter goes up around 7,000 ft, so be sure to pack lots of water. The area in general is "Upper Sonoran" also called "Pinyon-Juniper" biome. In the town itself, be sure to visit the palace saloon. The bar dates from the 1880's and brags having the elbows of the Earp brothers and Doc Holiday leaning on it. (Funny story about how they saved the bar during the 1900 fire that otherwise leveled the town.)
If you get the chance, Prescott is worth the visit. There's good hiking on and around Thumb Butte and Granite Mountain. The latter goes up around 7,000 ft, so be sure to pack lots of water. The area in general is "Upper Sonoran" also called "Pinyon-Juniper" biome. In the town itself, be sure to visit the palace saloon. The bar dates from the 1880's and brags having the elbows of the Earp brothers and Doc Holiday leaning on it. (Funny story about how they saved the bar during the 1900 fire that otherwise leveled the town.)