Thunderstorms
were pretty non-existent this summer, so last night was the first
soaking rain we've had since spring that I can remember. If we would've
had a little more cold air, this sucker could've produced well over a
foot of snow. Instead, snow levels remained about 9,000 feet and never
dropped to the 7,500 that were being advertised.
Regardless,
snow is snow.....and it got me excited to go see some of it first hand.
I had some errands to run in Reno, so I went the long-way around by
driving up the Mt. Rose highway. I pulled over about halfway up for a
quick shot across to the southwest corner of Lake Tahoe. In the picture
below, you can see Mt. Tallac and the Desolation Wilderness way off in
the distance.
So
then I continued on up Mt. Rose highway to the pass - the highest
year-round, open road in the Sierras at almost 9,000 feet. I finally
caught up to some white stuff I could actually touch 'n feel...
And
then going back down the other side of the Mt. Rose highway, it doesn't
quite look like The Chutes are ready to shred yet.....but it was just
good to see some white on my little drive, and I can't
complain.....kinda like seeing an ol' friend even if briefly
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Desolation,
Wilderness,
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Rose,
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Tallac,
Snow
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