by weendoggy » Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:45 am
Spent last week in the Tahoe area doing some hiking. Monday/Tuesday was great, then the big "W" came in and brought all the smoke from the Owens Valley fire. Bad for two days, then, wallah, nice clean beautiful air/skies again. However, I just got through a nice 11 mile hike on Thursday and within 30 mins. had a beautiful whiteout!! That's what prompted the pass closures for one day. Snow stuck for a few hours and was gone Friday morning.
Drove down the 395 corridor Saturday at 5am and it was bone ass chilly!! Oh, I'm driving my Cobra replica (no top) so it's really cold. Seat heaters and heater work good, but the main part is the day was fantastic! Clear skies (which always lead to colder mornings) and fantastic scenery. Up through Tuolumne Meadows I was surprised to see how many people are still there. I remember years ago when you could easily find a place to park and go hiking this time of year. Anyway, if you have some time, now is the time to go, just be prepared. I love this time of year!