Trails for May and June

The open trail on Little Mountain (8600 ft) was mostly snow-free on May 4, 2008:

Lake Mountain (9,000 ft) is usually accessible in late April, but it's a lot more fun in May, once the trails are dry and the snow is gone.  Here's Mosby Creek near the trailhead on May 10, 2009:

The grass is green, but the cottonwood trees haven't leafed out yet.
Taylor Mountain (10,000 ft) is a May favorite.  At about 8500 ft, Mischief and I found some aspens in new leaves on May 13, 2007:

On May 18, 2009, we were able to amble up the Two Roose Pass trail to about 11,000 ft, but we did find some considerable snowdrifts near Baum Lake:

On May 26, 2008, the aspen leaves were out at 8000 ft on Mosby Mountain, and wildflowers were blooming.

High desert (6000 ft) rides are still comfortable in the morning and evenings through June.  On June 11, 2009, we enjoyed the arid environment's variety of blooms:

Buck Ridge tops out at about 10000 feet, but its shady paths open up a little later than the more open mountainsides.  Here's the Buck Ridge view down into Whiterocks Canyon on June 14, 2008.

On a June 15, 2008 ride to Rock Spring, off of Paradise Park Road, we saw new aspen leaves on the trail at about 9400 feet.  Finally, spring comes to the high country: