Winter Rite of Passage: Tioga Pass Prognosticator #12

[Mark Sedenquist]

Recapping those still current....


Photo: Yosemite Conservancy -- January 6th at 10:15 am.

January 13th at 4:00 pm......glc
January 17th at 3:00 pm......CAnative (Reigning Chief Prognosticator)
January 20th at 4:00 pm.....Sheriff Dave
January 22nd at Noon........Utahtea
January 25th at 2:00 pm....Midwest Michael
January 27th at Noon.....Mark Sedenquist
February 6th at Noon....for Utahtea's DH
February 8th at Noon......CAnative's DH (Reigning Chief Prognosticator's)
March 4th at 2:00 pm....Midwest Michael's Birthday
March 8th at Noon......Utahtea
March 21 at 3:21 PM.......CalOldBlue

A bit more haze than normal for a January morning, but no snow and no rain!

[Midwest Michael]

Mostly because it seems absolutely absurd, I'll claim my own birthday of March 4th.

As a still absurd, but somewhat more likely, we'll go January 25th. 2pm for both.

[glc]

Hopefully I'll be writing a full trip report when I get to San Diego, but here's a sneak photo preview for you now!

Left Carson City about 8:30 this morning and I'm writing this from the Days Inn in Sonora at 5 pm.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Love the Hawaiian shirts as they ice skate. Whoa, that's a very dry meadow!

Mark

[Southwest Dave]

Thanks for the update George.

Mark. I'm 99.9% sure that is Tenaya lake where they are skating and picnicking. Cool !

[glc]

Day 2 pictures

[Mark Sedenquist]

(photo by George Carey, January 8, 2012)
I see you took a photo of that "magical" cabin on the lake at Ebbets Pass. Cool. Where did you find a place to pull over to take that photo? Tough to find a time of day when the cabin in in the light. The last time I was there, the lake was dark blue and the cabin was lit by sun. Magical....

Nice shots as well of Bodie.

(Photo by George Carey, January 8, 2012)

The lack of snow in those photos is making my hands sweat....

Mark

[Mark Sedenquist]

When I edited the photo for light contrast (above) I was stunned to see so many trees with brown branches. Is that the way it looked in real life too. That's scary.

[DonnaR57]

Down here, we are getting a little nervous....no snow pack means water issues down the road for us....oy vey!



Donna

[glc]

It was a bit tough getting those cabin pics. There is a turnout on the opposite side of the road right at the big curve and I took the pics standing on the bank on the lake side of the road. It was around 10 am and I was shooting directly into the sun. It was kinda eerie - I could hear the ice cracking and popping as it was getting warmed by the morning sun. The trees were actually pretty green, but not like I guess they would be right after the spring opening.