Hmmmmm.....maybe time for a "mental health day?"
Hmmmmm.....maybe time for a "mental health day?"
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Well, my mental health day bellyflopped because it was downright hot in advance of the storm, so only a short hike. But I did get one nice shot with the Norma.
Last night it rained heavily about ten hours, so that should start hitting the Sierra maybe later tonite. Hard to say how far south it will get. The forecasters haven't
done a very good job lately. But storm advisories do run the length of the range, and it has cooled significantly, so there should be a decent dusting at least.
16 inches of snow at China Peak (Huntington Lake)
http://www.skichinapeak.com/conditions.aspx
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Gosh. That means Shuteye probably got some - my old living room view. My view of Kaiser Pk was obviously the bland side above Huntington Lk and China Peak
itself. Someday I'll tell you about China Charlie if you don't already know the lore. But I heard it from some old timers who actually knew him. But folks here seem
to be getting tired of my stories. Flatlanders. So to keep it uncolorful, I'll merely relate that he pretty much explored and trapped in all that upper Big Creek drainage, across clear over to what is now Florence Lake and over to Dinkey. Quite a cowboy, married a squaw, and mis-pronounced a lot of unprintable expletives.
I was in the Yosemite valley two weeks ago and we had some very nice snow covered rims all around. Nothing in the valley tho. There was a control burn on the southside road and for the last night, the smoke was very bad at the lodge. Michael Frye has a cool photo and video of a log burning from the inside from the control burn during the first snow in the valley.
Michael Frye blog
David
I could use some snow for some serious skiing.
Nothing beats a great piece of glass!
I leave the digital work for the urologists and proctologists.
Just read this on our local Sonora news...
"Sonora, CA — Highway 108 Sonora Pass is the first of the area mountain passes to officially close for the season.
Caltrans spokesperson Rick Estrada says another eight inches of snow fell at 6,000 ft. over the weekend, and there is at least three ft. of snow at the top of the pass. Caltrans has not yet made a decision about the fate of Highway 4 Ebbetts Pass, and the same goes for Yosemite National Park and Highway 120 Tioga Pass.
Highway 108 Sonora Pass is closing much earlier than the past few years. It closed for winter on December 17 in 2014, December 9 in 2013 and December 19 in 2012."
Hopefully, this bodes well for a good winter in the Sierra!
--P
Preston-Columbia CA
"If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse; that comes a little cheaper."
Will be going to Tahoe for Thanksgiving, with my 4x5, 617 and a Hassleblad!
Hmm... any point of shooting COLORS?!
Pray for snow. We can surf anytime!
Nothing beats a great piece of glass!
I leave the digital work for the urologists and proctologists.
Might get more snow than you asked for. Distinct chance of lots of avalanches if El Nino hits as hard as they predict. Maybe some rough surf too, especially is you
plan to surf mudslides instead of saltwater waves!
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