SBDigitalarts.comHere’s some video of this weekends snow in the Yosemite Backcountry. It’s not a lot of snow, but it is August after all. In my time living in Bishop I saw it snow in the mountains all twelve months of the year.
August Snow Flurries in Yosemite from Jorma Rodieck on Vimeo.
Did I just read that right?
Yes, I did.
From the NWS out of Reno;
BEHIND THE FRONT…MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE 50S AND
60S…WHICH WILL BE 30 TO 40 DEGREES COLDER.IN ADDITION…SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE LOW
SETTLES OVERHEAD LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES…SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 9000 FEET
THIS WEEKEND. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE HIGH SIERRA THIS
WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS.
Talking snow levels in August, very interesting.
For anyone who’s ever wondered what it looks like in the area around the Pine Creek Tungsten Mine outside of Bishop, here’s a great photo essay on it. Dave McCoy, (yes that Dave McCoy) recently took a tour of the area with the current owner. He then published a three part series on his photo blog about the trip. The post contain some great photos of an area that most people will never see. I highly recommended checking it out.
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Here’s the latest from InciWeb on the Bull and Mono Fires:
Bull Fire: Over 2,000 firefighters, along with a helicopters and air tankers, have been making outstanding progress containing the Bull Fire. As of this morning, July 29th, 16,074 acres have burned. The fire is twelve percent contained. No evacuations are in place, as residents of Riverkern were allowed back into their homes Wednesday morning. Mountain Highway 99 remains closed along the Kern River at Headquarters Campground, north of Kernville, and an area closure has been implemented for the fire area.
Mono Fire: The Mono Fire is burning in the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area of the Inyo National Forest. It is burning in between US 395 and the north end of the Mono Craters, south of Highway 120 East. The fire is currently 1200 acres. The cause of the fire has been determined to be lightning.
Highway 120 East, Test Station Road and the day use areas at South Tufa and Navy Beach have been re-opened to the public. Please use caution when traveling through the area as many emergency vehicles are still parked along the edge of the road.
