Peering Through a Mist

The smoky haze arrived a week ago, a haze so thick we can no longer see the mountains. Now the sky is heavy with grey smog, the sun choked, the majestic Rockies hidden from view. 

Did you know a few months into lockdowns, when the world slowed and cities shuttered, when factories ceased churning out fumes and pollution for months on end, that Mount Evere…