Two years ago I was headed for the Colorado Weapons Collector show in Denver in mid-May, hit snow before I was over Lookout Pass and got as far as Butte and I-90 was closed on east over Homestake Pass. No problem, I'll just take I-15 south and then go east on I-80 across southern Wyoming. Wrong again!! Headed farther south on I-15 for I-70, but watching the clouds over the mountains, ended up taking U.S. 50 across the Great Basin to Great Basin National Park, Ely and then up to Elko, the Western Folklife Center, Ruby Mountains, etc.

Late spring storms aren't that unusual, but the news media needs fodder.