Photo taken at the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers from the Confluence Overlook Trail in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.
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^^^. thats such a cool thing to see.
Taken 7/12/20, Deer Creek Reservoir, UT:
Sheep Creek, in mature Western Red Cedar forest in southern British Columbia.
Was down in Cody, Wyoming yesterday on a grandkid tradeoff. Took the scenic route back over Bear tooth Pass, had never been there before. If you haven't been, quit your job get in the car and go right now. UNREAL perhaps better than Banff, or Going to the Sun in Glacier.
Look on the left edge of the snow, that is the Bear Tooth poma lift. Snow is going fast. You drive above the top of the lift near 11,000'
going up Dead Indian Pass (near the east entry point to the road). The scale of the area is unreal.
Look on the left edge of the snow, that is the Bear Tooth poma lift. Snow is going fast. You drive above the top of the lift near 11,000'
going up Dead Indian Pass (near the east entry point to the road). The scale of the area is unreal.
Looking up at the Matterhorn during a long, all-day hike from our flat in Zermatt. At this vantage point we're the great majority of the way to our destination, the famous Hornli Hut, which can be seen on the ridgeline to the right of the base of the Matterhorn and to the left of my wife's head. We ended up continuing past the hut to where hiking ended and near-vertical climbing would have begun. Quite an impressive peak, no matter what aspect you're looking at or from what vantage point one is viewing it!
The misty, moisty Cascade Mountains of WA.
from 12 July 2020, Bridal Veil Falls, UT (600' tall), panoramic photo, click to enlarge:
Three of these are from today, one is another sunset picture over Tahoe from Fri. and one is from our lunch stop on way to Tahoe (via Truckee) on Wed.
After cleaning cabin and loading for trip home for 4 hours (usual time to do decent job is 2 hours, powder days can be much less), we drove about an hour to Silver Lake and ate lunch. The two snow patches near top center are behind Kirkwood with the higher one close to top of The Wall.
Our next stop was Lockford Meats. The last 4 times we drove by the line was too long to think about stopping. I dropped my wife who was about 4th in line outside while I backtracked 1/2 mile to get enough gas to make it home. On last drive-by the line outside wrapped around two sides of building. That is a Smoked Dakota on the BBQ, their famous street fair sausage. I had mine on Truckee sourdough with Dijon. My wife had hers on a salad.
We also stopped at a good fruit stand just before CA-88 hits CA-99 and my wife got a watermelon, another melon, Brentwood corn, tomatoes and more. Then we stopped at Delicato Winery, about 15 minutes down 99. They often have great cases specials when they are rolling out new vintages. These were $5/each for members when you buy a case. Not great wines, but good enough for every day and a great price.
Hang glider doing an extreme bank over Lake Tahoe on Friday night. Clouds make for a great sunset.
Lunch stop on way to South Lake Tahoe last Wed. We'd planned to go to the Char-Pit in Kings Beach and eat on friend's deck overlooking the Lake, but they were closed and friend had to leave to support son who was riding around lake and had run out of water. So we went to higher rated Inclined Burgers and stopped in 20 min. parking overlooking Lake. Picture taken by my wife. We went through Truckee on way as I'd left ski pants for cleaning and repairs at TEC Cleaners in Jan. At South Tahoe the only business we entered was Safeway in Round Hill.
After cleaning cabin and loading for trip home for 4 hours (usual time to do decent job is 2 hours, powder days can be much less), we drove about an hour to Silver Lake and ate lunch. The two snow patches near top center are behind Kirkwood with the higher one close to top of The Wall.
Our next stop was Lockford Meats. The last 4 times we drove by the line was too long to think about stopping. I dropped my wife who was about 4th in line outside while I backtracked 1/2 mile to get enough gas to make it home. On last drive-by the line outside wrapped around two sides of building. That is a Smoked Dakota on the BBQ, their famous street fair sausage. I had mine on Truckee sourdough with Dijon. My wife had hers on a salad.
We also stopped at a good fruit stand just before CA-88 hits CA-99 and my wife got a watermelon, another melon, Brentwood corn, tomatoes and more. Then we stopped at Delicato Winery, about 15 minutes down 99. They often have great cases specials when they are rolling out new vintages. These were $5/each for members when you buy a case. Not great wines, but good enough for every day and a great price.
Hang glider doing an extreme bank over Lake Tahoe on Friday night. Clouds make for a great sunset.
Lunch stop on way to South Lake Tahoe last Wed. We'd planned to go to the Char-Pit in Kings Beach and eat on friend's deck overlooking the Lake, but they were closed and friend had to leave to support son who was riding around lake and had run out of water. So we went to higher rated Inclined Burgers and stopped in 20 min. parking overlooking Lake. Picture taken by my wife. We went through Truckee on way as I'd left ski pants for cleaning and repairs at TEC Cleaners in Jan. At South Tahoe the only business we entered was Safeway in Round Hill.
Here is a shot my friend who is close to the line demarking required evacuation (but on the 'safe' side) took.
Elephant Butte wildfire.
Credit - Peter Monson
Elephant Butte wildfire.
Credit - Peter Monson
^^^Seasonal lightning, or seasonal idiocy?
Elephant Butte Fire in Evergreen 75% contained; no injuries or damage reported
The Elephant Butte Fire started in Evergreen on Monday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m. More than 1,000 homes have received evacuation orders. The fire has burned more than 50 acres.
kdvr.com
The text of the article doesn't address that. They indicate in the video they don't know what caused it. I know of one friend that had to evacuate. She brought her ski boots, but left her skis.
Not today but yesterday’s physical distancing...
A Sunday afternoon drive in the Selkirks. This is a cut block a few years after re-planting. Not too hard to maintain social distancing here.
Southern BC gets a lot more rain than, say, Colorado. Re-growth happens faster. Also, even though it is mid-July, it's still green.
Castellija Affinis (common name Coast Indian Paintbrush) found along the side of the two-track road.
Southern BC gets a lot more rain than, say, Colorado. Re-growth happens faster. Also, even though it is mid-July, it's still green.
Castellija Affinis (common name Coast Indian Paintbrush) found along the side of the two-track road.
She picked the right thing to save. Skis come and go but good fitting boots are much harder to find.Elephant Butte Fire in Evergreen 75% contained; no injuries or damage reported
The Elephant Butte Fire started in Evergreen on Monday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m. More than 1,000 homes have received evacuation orders. The fire has burned more than 50 acres.
The text of the article doesn't address that. They indicate in the video they don't know what caused it. I know of one friend that had to evacuate. She brought her ski boots, but left her skis.
Beautiful day at Mount Shuksan, next to Mt. Baker ski area.
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We're keeping a COVID Hikes folder.. These from Raven's Ridge yesterday. The bald peak is Lake Peak and just below it is a small lake. The cirque and the lake create updrafts that the ravens like...Ravens Ridge is where they take their young to learn how to do acrobatics.
Photo taken somewhere in central Finland posing by our bikes and one of the hundreds of lakes we cycled alongside while riding from Helsinki to the Russian-Norwegian border on the Arctic Ocean.
