Small chance of a few marginal storms in eastern parts of New Mexico and Colorado today... given we needed to be in Denver tomorrow for our flight home, we opted to take a scenic amble northwards through the Rocky Mountains from Sante Fe (NM) into Colorado, eventually reaching Broomfield (CO) on the northwest side of Denver to find a hotel for the night. The route was very scenic with snow-capped mountains, including passing over Hoosier Pass at an elevation of 11,542 ft — nearly three times higher than Ben Nevis, the highest point in the UK. This point also crosses the Continental Divide. Plenty of mountain convection produced some fairly persistent rain later in the day, some small hail at higher elevations, and a few sporadic lightning strikes.
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| Sante Fe (NM) |
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| Sante Fe (NM) |
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| Snowpack at Hoosier Pass (CO) |
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| View to the west from the foot of Hoosier Pass (CO) |
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| View to the west from Breckenridge (CO) |
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