It’s been lightly raining off & on all day… current temp is 37°f at 3:30pm NYE… I’m not expecting this to turn into snow until much later this evening… so it will be almost a repeat of last week…

Folks, it’s 33°f on the mountain at 6:45 pm Monday evening and Lee Peak looks majestic bathed in moonlight…

There is another wave of snow approaching

Be safe out there!

This is the last bit of sunshine that will grace the spring mountains for a couple days

So far today, we’ve clocked gusts as high as 14.7mph, but the wind speed has also not dropped below 3.2mph all day… the winds of astronomical winter are upon us… yet it’s still 51°f at 8500ft… t-shirt weather

If you’ve never seen a ringtail cat… they are something else… also known as a “Miner’s cat”… they bond with a human… they eat rodents, and in return I give them apples…

One of the essential aspects of mountain life… is the gatherings of friends. Here’s a song I wrote about it.

We got a light dusting overnight… nothing much but enough to make it pretty again… the sun is trying to peek out even though it’s 25°f at 11am Wednesday.

It’s so icy in the play areas that we’ve had two broken ankles and a broken arm up here today… unless you have feet like these residents, you should be bringing YakTrax or crampons

It’s 27°f at 10:30pm and the skies are crystal clear

Y’all know the song I wrote about the mountain… a good friend from back home had sung it and played music to it a few years back… but this morning I woke to a new version of it he sent me… seems he did some fancy computer stuff too it youtu.be/DDAfjHz7stk?si…

The high today was 44°f. It’s t-shirt weather for me…

Reminder that tomorrow you can ski here … not a cloud in the sky

Spent the day shoveling. After that, I helped a neighbor shovel for a bit while we caught up on gossip… nothing like the warm glow of home on a cold night. It’s currently 20°f at 7pm on Wednesday evening… it’s time for a warm beverage

It’s 3pm and still coming down… I’ve measured about 3 inches of snow so far at 8500 feet.. but it’s also very windy so it’s drifting…

It’s 48°F on this Thursday evening… 5 mph wind gusts… And a gorgeous starry night sky

The northern lights over a cabin in Lee Canyon…

The moon makes everything look amazing

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It’s currently 43°f at 8pm on Monday night… there is only the slightest of breezes and the crescent moon brings a soft glow to the mountain…

These autumn sunsets are just spectacular!

Tree trimmers are working their trade on this 60°f Saturday…

It’s 40°f at 1am Wednesday morning. Seeing the stars through the trees is always a treat

The beauty of the Mojave will always amaze me… 📸: Howard Herndon

It’s 38°f which is our low for this Saturday evening, at 11:30pm. Wind is 1.9mph with gusts up to 2.5. It’s going to be a high of 63°f on Sunday October 19… snow has mostly melted…

After having dropped his kids off at our house for the summer, Peanut is back for the cold weather… he usually flies much higher up during the summer and then returns each autumn when the colder temps prevail

Great day to explore Lee Canyon 📸: Anton Bates

Good morning from Lee Canyon! It’s 25°f

The sound of slushy snow sliding off a metal roof with a loud boom every time it hits the ground is a good reason to eat soup. Tonight it’s a southwest chili… It’s 32.4°f at 7:45pm and the precip continues lightly…

Mountain sunsets aren’t always bright and colorful… sometimes they are mysterious and snowy…

I’ve spent today prepping for freezing temps and snow… turned off the outside faucets, covered the UTV, shovels are at the ready. This image is from today without snow… tomorrow it may be frosty

The sheep range in all its glory this Friday AM

“These mist covered mountains… are a home now for me…”

45°f and soup season continues with potato cheese soup… I’m tellin ya …

This Saturday night it’s 35°f and the moon is bright enough to cast shadows

It’s currently 55°f with winds at 4 mph… it’s wonderful to hear the music from the fall festival bouncing off Lee Peak to fill the canyon…

“ I like watching the sunlight give mountains alpenglow, those bristle cone Summers where the purple pinecones grow, I’m sipping the whiskey, let the Alpine rhythms flow, we’re sleeping under the starlight in a place nobody knows”

It’s officially soup season in the Spring Mountains… pictured here is Lasagna soup made by the Mountain Woman

Until further notice as it relates to the USFS: The Visitor Center, campgrounds and picnic areas are all closed. Everything with a gate is closed. This means there are NO bathrooms open except for the Hotel and the Ski hill. However… this weekend there is this:

It’s a chilly 42°f this Tuesday evening in Lee Canyon…

The view of Lee Peak today… the fall colors and cooler temps make for one of the best off-strip getaways in Las Vegas. 📸: Anton Bates

Mountain mornings are the best…

“Where the mountains meet the clouds, that’s where you’ll find me…” We’ve received about .15 inches of rain in upper Lee Canyon today … it’s 50°f and 84% humidity

Another fantastic autumn day in the Spring Mountains of Las Vegas 📸: Kayla Weiser

For those planning on camping in the spring mountains… it’s currently 42°f… plan for cold nights

One more time, for the people in the back… if you want to experience a Tolkienesque fall, in Las Vegas… plan to go hiking soon. 📸: Kelly Ashe

Fall moves quickly up here… even if this is a slow motion video. 📸: Anton Bates

If you aren’t visiting the South Loop soon, you’re going to miss these colors in real life… 📸: Melissa Janos

Just an absolutely gorgeous Sunday in Lee Canyon