A stormy few days – snow at high elevation and heavy rain lower down. I have abandoned my alpine project until conditions improve, and have temporarily refocused on a low-elevation aspen study. It proved to be an interesting day in the field, especially after helping a few fellow researchers who were also caught out by a heavy mid-day rain. This time I’ll let the photos tell the story of four unexpected inches of mud, a steep dirt road, and a non-atypical day in the field…