{"id":2458642,"date":"2020-05-20T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=325933"},"modified":"2020-05-20T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T11:00:00","slug":"roger-marolt-for-everything-there-may-be-a-season-but-not-for-finding-elk-antlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/roger-marolt-for-everything-there-may-be-a-season-but-not-for-finding-elk-antlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Marolt: For everything there may be a season, but not for finding elk antlers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

<\/p>

Roger Marolt for the Snowmass Sun<\/strong>
Kelsey Brunner\/Snowmass Sun<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Thank goodness we are at the tail end of that month-long period between skinning season and summer.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s so recreationally little to do in late April and early May around here that I start looking forward to mowing the grass. It\u2019s not as bad as I\u2019m making it out to be, but compared to the rest of the year, it does kind of stink.<\/p>\n

When I was a kid, I thought the calendar delineations of the seasons were nonsense. I still do. For most of the world they are appropriate, but not in the mountains. The first day of winter is officially the third week of December? Sheesh. With any luck we\u2019ve already been skiing for a month by then and there is no novelty left in making a snowman, that\u2019s for sure. Spring beginning at the end of March? After living here awhile you understand we have barely passed the middle of winter at that point. Locally, spring starts about June 15, summer around July 3, and fall commences on Labor Day. The rest of the year is a mishmash of seasonal confusion, but is mostly winter.<\/p>\n

No matter what, though, our weather is postman-friendly, delivered neatly with a friendly nod. On the hottest day of summer, all you have to do is step into the shadow of a tree and everything is cool. On the coldest day of winter, shut your eyes and angle your face towards the sun and life is good. I can\u2019t recall a single human death being caused directly by the weather here. Partying too hard has been the demise of far more locals. It would seem a stretch to include the weather as a contributing factor in that, but maybe \u2026<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n