El Nino or El Diablo...

[Zay]

Gavin... those photos WOW WOW WOW.

Almost a tear to my eye.

Shes a beauty!!

[Brad Young]

I saw what was for me a new high-water mark at the reservoir yesterday. I've seen it with eight or so inches of water on the trail on the far side of the dam. Yesterday it had around 18 inches (above the level of the trail). I had a hard time crossing Bear Creek above the reservoir, even 100 feet upstream of the "normal" high-water mark.

Yeah, yeah, "invalid without Pics." I didn't stop for shots; I had research to attend to.

[mungeclimber]

You do know its raining, right?

I'm here to help with the obvious. I have a rank that befits my observational powers too!

 

[JC w KC redux]

I saw what was for me a new high-water mark at the reservoir yesterday. Yesterday it had around 18 inches (above the level of the trail). I had a hard time crossing Bear Creek above the reservoir, even 100 feet upstream of the "normal" high-water mark.
Yeah, yeah, "invalid without Pics." I didn't stop for shots; I had research to attend to.

There has been another three quarters of an inch at Pinns since then and crazy winds (40mph) last night.
The gauge is still showing wind in the 30mph range. The wind woke me up at 2:00 this morning.

[Gavin]

Yeah, we got another half inch of rain at the park last night. It has been mostly light drizzle today, but there is more serious rain coming down at the moment.

In regards to high water marks at the reservoir - yep, it is full right now, and the debris on the sides of the dam and trail was pushed there during the last rainstorm a couple weeks ago. The last time I remember it being that high was 10-15 years ago.

Thanks to everyone for remarks on the photos - I'm glad people are enjoying them.

[F4?]

Keep up the photos Gavin.

[Brad Young]

Well there's a new one.

I've been giving Munge a hard time on the SPH site. His last response included a comment that Highway 108 is "closed."

Since he's obviously just a kid, and still at heart a B.A.P., it was obvious that he didn't mean "closed." He meant R-3 chains or something like that.

Um, obvious B.A.P. status aside, he's right. Goddamn if Highway 108 isn't closed from the east Twain Harte entrance to above Strawberry (at the normal winter-time closure point). Because of snow. They can't keep up with it.

I haven't ever seen anything like that up here ever.

[mynameismud]

I read online that Mammoth has more total snowfall this year than anywhere in the continental US.   "snowiest February on record with over 14-22 FEET"

[F4?]

Damn that is a lot of snow.

We will visit this season for sure.

[mungeclimber]

Februburied.

[Brad Young]

Februburied.

Getting there:




And we're running out of places to pile it:







Of course they think snow-blowing is all a game:










Sunshine is supposed to be coming tomorrow. Maybe I'll shovel some more snow, but this time with shorts on?

[JC w KC redux]

You're making me feel very fortunate to be out in the sun today spinning on the wheel in 50 degrees.
Probably take a drive and a hike along the coast somewhere tomorrow.
Will we go north? Will we go south? Decisions...decisions.

[JC w KC redux]

Wow - keep looking at the forecast for Pinns esp since the sun is supposed to be out the next couple days.
Right now the forecast is for temps in the high 20's the next 2 nights with frost in the am and highs of 50 - Brrrrr!

[mynameismud]

Dang, that is a lot of snow.  Common though, buy your wife a winter jacket for Pete's sake.

[Brad Young]

Dang, that is a lot of snow.  Common though, buy your wife a winter jacket for Pete's sake.

My wife has great winter jackets (she has, as an example, a black North Face down jacket, a sure sign that she's climbed Mount Everest, right?).

She'd just stepped outside for a moment to provide scale for my photo.

[F4?]

Where is Mungie?

[mungeclimber]

taking the chains off the 4x4 after coming down east ave. 

[mynameismud]

My wife has great winter jackets (she has, as an example, a black North Face down jacket, a sure sign that she's climbed Mount Everest, right?).

She'd just stepped outside for a moment to provide scale for my photo.

Having climbed Mount Everest...   Well of course

Good to hear, I feel much better now.

[clink]

I can see my breath indoors. Going to take a steaming hot bath.

How hard is it to post video on M&C?

[JC w KC redux]

We had a fun day at Devil's Slide yesterday walking the now defunct section of Highway 1 (now a "hiking" and biking path) and then up into San Pedro headlands. The views were crystal clear. We could see the Farallon Islands, the Golden Gate towers, Point Reyes and many other natural and man made features. The new path allowed me to finally examine all the faults and folds closeup and without distraction.

Here is a link to visit via aerial photos - you can travel the whole coast and download images for free! Great resource 

https://www.californiacoastline.org/cgi-bin/image.cgi?image=201306514&mode=sequential&flags=0&year=2013