Surprise!

We left Moab this morning, heading south on Highway 191.  We were discussing how nice the drive was, with lots of sunny skies and dry road.

We were almost to Monticello when we noticed snow along the left side of the road, and autumn colors on the other.  What?  We knew they had predicted snow for Salt Lake City and northern Utah, but this was WAY south of SLC.   About 350 miles south, that is quite a distance.

When we got to Mountain View RV Campground, there was snow left over from the night before.

No biggie.  It was sunny out, so we unhooked and got everything set up. Half an hour later, I went outside and thought I felt something on my face...was it snow flurries?  It was!  Then it started coming down harder.  Boy, we were not expecting to have snow falling on us in mid-October, especially in southern Utah.  By the way, I took this picture from the inside of our trailer, looking out the back window.

And here is  the view looking out the side, also from inside the trailer!  The wind was blowing and it was 37 degrees at that point.  There is no way I was going outside if I could get a good photo from the warm confines of our 5th wheel!

We sure have seen many kinds of extreme weather this summer, from flooding in Colorado to early snow storms in both Colorado and Utah.
**** I almost forgot to add that Don had on shorts when we left Moab this morning (it was 40 degrees), but finally acquiesced and put on long pants when the snow started to fall.  His legs must have claustrophobia because they sure don't like long pants.