Chase season winding down

Chase season is winding down, or did it ever really get started? This year will go down as one of the most lack luster seasons on record with many chasers not seeing a single tornado and no real outbreak days to speak of. I have to consider myself lucky that I hit every setup however weak which resulted in Michael and I seeing atleast 8 vorticies of varying size and duration. So outside of the local Colorado upslope chases and the one or two troughs that might break through the ridge I am going to slowly shift my attention from chasing to other fun summer activities such as running, mountain biking and working around the house. Amanda and I are going to take a mini-vacation to Glenwood Springs where we'll stay at the historic Colorado Hotel. From there we can hike to Hanging Lake which is something I've wanted to do for a long time, visit the hotsprings pool and take a ride up the gondola and visit the Glenwood Caverns. Caving is my hobby from before my stormchasing days and I remember when that cave was a wild cave called 'Fairy Caves' from my old books.

And as soon as I made those plans I see that SPC has circled Denver for Tuesday for Brief Tornadoes. All Denver chasers can thank me for that!