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Today was a beautiful day at Forked Meadow in the Central Sierras. The clouds were dynamic and gorgeous. The mix of sun and shadow across the snow in the meadows and woods was divine. The temperature was cold but pleasant. It was a great day for rambling around, looking at how the depths of winter can impact the meadows.
The snow at Forked Meadow continues to hang around. We’ve gotten some snow this year but it’s been pretty minimal overall compared to historical averages. There is maybe 2-3 feet of snow in the meadows but with some areas already bare. We’ll see if we get very many more storms this winter. The Sierra Nevada snowpack can be a fickle thing.
I had to dig out my car this morning so that I could head back to Monterey with Sunny and Poofy in tow. It kept on snowing but I was able to escape the mountains with chains on my car. The drive to the low country was gorgeous. I had snow covered roads all the way down to Shaver Ranch but wasn’t able to take my chains off until Cressman’s.
