We were up at the Tahoe place on Friday and Saturday. On Friday I strapped on my snowshoes and took my dog out for a hike in snow. We found a place to cross the creek, and then hiked around by what is a big meadow in the summer. On the way back home, we got stranded on the other side of the creek and had to trek an extra distance to find a place to ford – we didn’t mind because it was just great to be out in the snow. Here are a couple of pictures to show you how beautiful it was.
Looking out at the big meadow …
Confronting the creek ahead!
We skied on Saturday and we were going to ski today (Sunday) but the weather forecast was for a huge winter storm to come in (1 – 2 feet of new snow, with 100 mph winds on the ridge tops!!) so we drove home yesterday.
At the moment, the storm has hit Alameda in the form of rain and wind. This whole season is a good indicator of why it is unfortunate that the term “global warming” got coined, when the proper term is “climate change.” It’s still winter here in California, while in the Northeast it has reached 92 degrees recently as recounted by my friend Michael Lally. Go figure.
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