SNOW in White Mountains

[billrquimby]

It started snowing heavily about 4:30 p.m. yesterday and continued until after dark at our cabin in Greer yesterday. About 2 1/2 inches of snow covered the ground when I awoke at 6:30 this morning, but it all had melted by about 9.

 

We had been worried about fire danger because everything has been so dry up here. This little storm will help lessen the threat a bit, I hope.

 

Can't remember when it has snowed here this late in the spring, but I do remember a summer many years ago when we were camped in a tent at Government Springs and got hit by flurries on the July 4 weekend.

 

Bill Quimby

[tjhunt2]

That sure must have been a beautiful sight to see after it being so dry and windy. I still can't imagine the Greer Lodge gone. I hope they get it cleaned up soon because Greer is one of the most beautiful places in az. Bill, how's the scouting for your elk hunt coming along? I hope your setup doesn't include a Japanese-made scope like the one you used on your lion hunt. I won't ruin the story for those who are reading, or need to read, Bill's book Sixty Years a Hunter. Good luck Bill and shoot straight.

 

TJ

[billrquimby]

That sure must have been a beautiful sight to see after it being so dry and windy. I still can't imagine the Greer Lodge gone. I hope they get it cleaned up soon because Greer is one of the most beautiful places in az. Bill, how's the scouting for your elk hunt coming along? I hope your setup doesn't include a Japanese-made scope like the one you used on your lion hunt. I won't ruin the story for those who are reading, or need to read, Bill's book Sixty Years a Hunter. Good luck Bill and shoot straight.

 

TJ

 

Hi TJ:

 

It was something else to wake up and see nothing but white out our windows this late in May, but I'm also glad it didn't last long.

 

I drove past the lodge this morning, and the place still was smoldering while a crew of investigators poked around what was cool enough to poke.

 

As for my elk hunt, I've driven the only road open to vehicles in the 12 square-mile area that comprises my "hunt unit." I've spent some time glassing Flat Top from various sites at mid-day, trying to figure which routes the elk might take when leaving and entering Round Valley. I've also stopped by the AZGFD's Pinetop office to get the email and phone numbers of the local wildlife manager, and will invite him to lunch, if that's allowed.

 

So far, though, I've seen more elk in my yard in the last three weeks we've been up here than in that little hunt area. It's still a couple of months before my three-day hunt opens August 5, so I'm not worried.

 

I will use my self-stocked 7 RM with its 3x9X Leupold and 175-grain Nosler Partition handloads. The combination has served me well on everything from 10-pound grysbok to 1,500-pound eland and moose.

 

Bill Quimby