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McGee Creek this past Monday...

Here a couple from North Lake before the snow fully rolled in Oct 4th

Carbo wrote:Here a couple from North Lake before the snow fully rolled in Oct 4th

Nice! I was there the same day, but didn't take any road shots because of the incredible numbers of..... other photographers all over the place.

Tanngrisnir3 wrote:Nice! I was there the same day, but didn't take any road shots because of the incredible numbers of..... other photographers all over the place.

Maybe I was there later as it wasn't too bad due to the rain coming in. But the little meadow did have people blocking each others shot.

Here is one for "leafguy/butitsdry..

You are welcome

Did anyone go this weekend or is it fallen off from the recent cold/snow?

I was at Sabrina/North Lake last weekend and it was crowded. This weekend I was able to get pix without people in it, and the colors were impressive.
I went back to North Lake today. Amazing how much it changed in a week!

North Lake 10/16/2010


Sabrina Lake 10/16/2010


Piute Pass Trail 10/16/2010


Piute Pass Trail fall colors (also North Lake/Sabrina Basin)
http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Sierra-Nevada-Hiking/2010-Oct-16-Piute-Pass-Fall/14205441_pGarg#1051230377_hWCxY

Snow Nymph wrote:I was at Sabrina/North Lake last weekend and it was crowded. This weekend I was able to get pix without people in it, and the colors were impressive.
I went back to North Lake today. Amazing how much it changed in a week!

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Gorgeous photos. I will be in that area next weekend. Hopefully, it stays like that for another week. Thanks for posting... and Happy Hiking

Lundy Canyon yesterday. Lots of folks there, and the color should be good for another week.



Glass Mountains today. This is a remote grove in a canyon at the south end of the range.

Gotta get to Glass Mtn again. Big Pine was good on Thursday, at the Lon Chaney Cabin.

Big Pine Lakes - 10/14/2010












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Here are some of my local fishing holes the last couple of days....

Gary Schenk wrote:... the Sierra has a nice dusting of snow right now.

Dusting my ass.

8-10" of new stuff fell over night with another 6-10" or so by tomorrow eve above 9K.

Forecast looks like a series of major storms to hit the area beginning this next weekend.

Stay tuned to the NWS for the forecast.

Just got off the phone with friends in Mammoth lakes. They said it`s been raining above mid chalet and even higher since yesterday and the mountain only got a slight dusting up higher overnight.

aqua wrote:Just got off the phone with friends in Mammoth lakes. They said it`s been raining above mid chalet and even higher since yesterday and the mountain only got a slight dusting up higher overnight.

Who are your friends in Mammoth, Troll. Phone #

The CUES Snow Study Site at "Mid" only at 9700'.... the "Top of the Gondola 1 (11,053')" snow sensor indicates 8.2" of new snow as of 6am this morning. Just got off the phone with my boss at the "hill" (MMSA) and he confirmed this data.

As the clouds periodically part, I can look up at Nevahbe Ridge/Morgan North and over to Upper McGee (Baldwin etc) and see that they are all completely white and NOT DUSTED.

This SWS hoisted earlier by the NWSFresno:

"SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
455 AM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

CAZ096-097-182000-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
455 AM PDT MON OCT 18 2010

...COASTAL STORM TO BRING SNOW TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

A PACIFIC STORM WILL DEEPEN OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
TODAY THEN DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND REMAIN OFFSHORE THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE PASS LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING
THEN LOWER TO ABOUT 8500 FEET TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE MONDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE INCHES MAY OCCUR ABOVE 8500
FEET BY MONDAY MORNING WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES IN HEAVIER
SHOWERS.

PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA TONIGHT AND MONDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE ONSET OF
COLDER WEATHER WITH A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE
FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM.


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