Snow in June

      Yesterday was windy and rainy through most of the afternoon.  As evening arrived, the temperature started to plummet.  So, after dinner, we retired and hit the sheets.  This morning,  we viewed the landscape and found a layer of snow all over the basin:  from lake level to the highest peaks.  With a slight bit of high cirrus cloud cover, the evidence was clear:  it snowed last night.  The bed of my truck had a fair amount, and it was already starting to melt at 8am.
      While unexpected, snow in June is not rare, just a little unusual.  It serves to remind locals that springtime in the mountains bears watching. 
     Speaking of bears: downtown Tahoma was visited by a bear two nights ago and managed to scratch up the door to the espresso bar.  Local citizens have reported many bear sightings as the scent of garbage disperses through town.  Welcome to summer.
     Traffic has picked up on Highway 89 as more rules are relaxed relative to preventive measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic.   Health officials continue to be wary of relaxing of social interactions among the population as information comes available about an increase in cases of infection in different states: Arizona, Texas, and middle America seem to be the new hotspots.