Sequoia White Out

Anyone else visit the Sierra's this weekend? Fred maybe? We built a snowman, exercised the 4 wheel drive, witnessed a few spin-outs and even passed some Aussies wearing short pants and flip flops on the General Sherman Tree trail. Good day mates!

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Before we left for home on Sunday we thought we might do some sledding but finding white out conditions and blowing snow we decided to head back to Orange County instead. An hour after we sloshed through the "Grapevine" on the 5 Fwy. the CHP closed both the North and Southbound lanes for the next 14 hours. Whew!

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Jerry....

Very cool. I mean cold. No trip to the mountains this weekend for me. I was too busy to even think about it.

I want to redo the short hike out of Lodgepole to Tokopah Falls sometime this spring, but this new round of snow will push that back a few more weeks. Last time I did that hike I saw an Italian couple in their 60s attempt the hike while dressed up. She was in a mid-calf dress and narrow heels and he was in a suit with dress shoes. Some people should stick to the cities.

Fred

My son just told me the following that he heard on the news: Yosemite is now closed for several days due to a power outage that will take PG&E some time to fix.

Nice, Jerry.
Reminds me of the first time I took my brother there.
The higher altitude weather caught him off guard.
Sandels and snow don't mix so well. Right, Mike?
Linton

While we're in Sequoia...
Here's a few old slides I scanned from one of the many backpacking trips I took in the Mineral King area of the park. One of my favorite regions of the Sierra. This is Sawtooth Peak... an iconic landmark in the peaks surrounding the beautiful valley.
Linton

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