It's shaping up to be a normal spring, the kind we can't remember because of all these years of drought.
The thaw is taking its time in the high country. The U.S. Forest Service reported today that the roads to Redfish Lake and Stanley Lake, two popular Memorial Day weekend destinations, are still snowbound.
What happens with the weather in the next week or so will determine if campgrounds in the area will be accessible. I remember years when some campgrounds around Stanley still had snowdrifts on Memorial Day weekend.
There is still enough snow to ski on along the Harriman Trail past Baker Creek, north of Sun Valley, the Forest Service said.
We're supposed to have 90-degree temperatures over the weekend.
Actually, camping next to a snowdrift isn't bad. You have lots of snow for the cooler.