Due to poor judgment, I got my family in a jam in the snow on a remote dirt road on Saturday and had to hike out for help. I'm usually better prepared than most (water, extra blankets, warm clothes, etc.) so I wasn't worried, just mad at myself. Walking in the evening with the conjunction in the western sky marking my progress actually made it fairly pleasant. The sky was truly glorious. And the Garfield County Sheriff's office was very kind and helpful and got us out of the snow before it got too late and cold. Yesterday afternoon we drove to Rainbow Point (staying on pavement this trip) to enjoy the clear but somewhat hazy skies. About 5:00 (so well before sunset) I noticed the crescent Moon, and remembering relative positions from the night before, and that it's been awhile since I've spotted Venus in the daytime, I looked about where I expected to see it and voila! There it was - no difficulty at all. It was getting very cold and my family wanted to go on, so I didn't also try for Jupiter. Anyone been able to catch Jupiter when the sun is still above the horizon? BTW, Joe - nice pics of the conjunction. Kim