A Green Summer!
Fall is Here!
A few beautiful aerial photographs taken recently at Silver Creek Lakes!
Valley View
Summer Flowers
Epic April snow pack on Sheep Mountain
As of April 12 the Arkansas River basin was at 134% snow water equivalent (SWE) for the year. The most recent data from the USDA predicts streamflows to be 135% of average in Salida! All of the data can be seen here.
Greatest Snowfall in Recent Memory
For anyone interested the closest snotel station to SCL is Sargents Mesa (Station 1128), you can click here for information on the snowpack!
Fall view from above
Mid October 2018 Photo courtesy of Rocky Mangini
Frequent visitor this summer
Spotted several times swimming in Lake 2
Why Salida has been called one of the best mountain towns in the country
Salida, a mountain town in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, has been named the ‘Best Unsung Mountain Town’ by Outside Magazine in 2017, one of the “20 Game-Changing Places to Live” by Sunset Magazine, one of “America’s Coolest Town’s for Outdoor Adventure” by the Matador Network and one of Vogue’s “9 U.S. Destinations to Visit in 2018.”
Record low snowfall winter 2017/2018
