Happy Veterans Day!

Above, the mesas from the Flying J access road. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Happy Veterans Day to all veterans! Thank you for your service!

The weather reporters are focused on the arctic blast that will be hitting areas east of the Rockies this week, but we will be enjoying seasonal temperatures. So we'll be snug a bugs this week.

As for today, I really have no plans. Maybe do some more OHV driving. Might as well enjoy the weather now since it won't last for much too long as we're getting deeper into autumn and closer to winter and the Six Mile Canyon area of the Cibola National Forest will be closed for the winter on December 15.

This week's forecast from the National Weather Service:

Veterans Day

Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 25. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 54. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59.