Jay, Jon, Rob, Mitch, and I left Goodland yesterday (6/1) morning and set out for Colorado Springs for what we thought might be some interesting storms along the I-25 urban corridor by late afternoon/early evening. When we got to Colorado Springs, the moisture was mixing out into the lower 40s. The RUC and NAM models were too aggressive with moisture. We blew the chase day off and decided to drive up into the mountains.
We drove up Mount Evans road, which had just opened up recently. This is the highest paved road in North America reaching the summit of Mount Evans at around 14,200 feet. When we got up there, a picturesque storm was visible to the south-southeast near Pikes Peak area. This storm took on some interesting Cb structure with a lowered base, a slight backsheared anvil at one point, and even a nascent overshooting top. Not bad!
This morning we are in Idaho Springs. Mitch will be flying out of Denver today to go back home to Houston. Rob, Jon, Jay, and I will now figure out what to do the rest of our vacation, as it appears chasing opportunities are going down the drain. There is slight hope at something in South Dakota on Saturday, but it looks marginal. We might make another mountain sightseeing day out of today then begin a trek back towards Dodge City?