Idiots We?

Not this week. Well not as much as we could be anyway.

This was my truck this morning as I left for work.


The forecasts for Escalante, UT (the closest town to Coyote Gulch) are mixed, but apparently it is snowing there this morning and the temps are in the teens. The rest of the week looks dry, but it seems likely that the overnight temps in the gulch will be well below freezing. And there is wind in the forecast. None of these are unsurmountable obstacles, of course, but the whole point of going is to enjoy the trip, not to build character by overcoming adversity. (This will not stop me from claiming I overcame a great deal of adversity, but I don't actually want to experience any.) So after a lengthy conversation of less than 5 minutes this morning, we both decided to postpone the trip until later in the month when the weather MAY be better.

Here's the National Weather Service forecast as of 9:00 a.m.:

• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind between 3 and 11 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind between 10 and 13 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 13 mph increasing to between 19 and 22 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
• Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
• Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

These lows are for the town of Escalante, the canyon at Coyote Gulch gets less sun, so it will be a bit colder.