change in the weather

 The wind on Saturday continued through the afternoon and, around 5 p.m., brought rain in with it.  It was blustery all night, sometimes raining hard for brief periods, and we were happy not to be out in a tent.  In the morning the storm had largely moved through (on its way up to northern Utah, where it would park itself in the mountains for several more days) but it was cloudy, still breezy and much, much colder without any sunshine.

Unsure about how the mountain roads would be, we wanted to be back in SLC before it got dark.  This left us plenty of time to go back up to Moab Brand Trails.  Temperatures were in the 40s - which is too cold for me to MTB - so Milton and I walked while H rode.  The dog and I headed out on North 40 and while there were occasional puddles for him to drink from, the trails were pretty much dry.  It must not have rained as much as it seemed to have.

Winter approaches

We planned to be out for 75-90 minutes, and to meet back at the truck.  Milton and I got back first and, after giving him some water and some biscuits, we climbed into the cab to get out of the wind while we waited for H.  He rolled in just ten minutes later, hands and feet cold, but the rest plenty warm since he had been riding non-stop (not having to wait for me).  The clouds shifted just a bit, lifting high enough for us to see the La Sals capped with snow once again.  Although I am not particularly excited about winter this year, those mountains always look good in white.