About 70 parks are slated to be closed in September as a result of the California budget problems. The current list: Anderson Marsh SHP Annadel SP Antelope Valley Indian Museum Austin Creek SRA Bale Grist Mill SHP Benbow Lake SRA Benicia Capitol SHP Benicia SRA Bidwell Mansion SHP Bothe-Napa Valley SP Brannan Island SRA California Mining & Mineral Museum Candlestick Point SRby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteszalkowski QuoteLouis QuoteVince I wonder who owns this fixer-upper and if it would ever be for sale. Photo 5/2/11 Lee Vining Looks like it might be close to being a "blower-upper." FALLER-DOWNER Considering the winds that occasionally blow through there I'm surprised it hasn't already.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteVince I wonder who owns this fixer-upper and if it would ever be for sale. Photo 5/2/11 Lee Vining Looks like it might be close to being a "blower-upper."by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteSwamp Thing I spoke to a ranger today and for what it's worth he says the talk is June 24th give or take a week as the opening date. He sounded like an overall optimistic fellow and said he personally believed the road would open by June 17th, but the cueent window goes out until July 1st. My day crossing-over is July 24th, so I'll consider that a 50/50 chance for now, with the optimistsby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
http://www.laketahoenews.net/2011/05/pro-cyclists-expect-to-ride-in-snow-on-sunday/by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotegtbhiker Sounds like the Glacier Point road MIGHT be open for Memorial weekend barring no additional snow, completion of road repair, and clearing the road of fallen trees & rocks. I can have some hope for it being open when I'm there June 4th. I'll vote for that.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Considering what they're up against it seems they are making pretty good progress.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hmm. CalTrans is not making a lot of progress either. Also, is it possible that they may not plow as far into the park as usual because of California's money problems?by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
SR 89 NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
2" of new snow on the ground this morning in south Tahoe and it's still falling.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron OK. 120 won't open til...say...August 14th and then only for two weeks. By then they may be so tired of plowing that they'll just decide to forget the whole thing and go fishin' or something.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
"Would you like ketchup with that?"by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 CAZ071>073-NVZ002-004-091200- LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVIby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Yosemite National Park is currently seeing the effects of a very heavy winter snow. The May 1 snow survey, conducted by the California Department of Water Resources, reports the Merced River drainage at 199 percent of normal and the Tuolumne River drainage at 184 percent of normal. This is one of the heaviest snow falls in recent history. The heavy winter snow, combined with a wet spring, hasby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htmby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK CAZ072-073-NVZ001>004-040000- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 256 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...SPRING SNOWMELT TO CAUSE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EXPECTED UNTIL LATER THIS SPRING... SNOWMELT DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWPACK WIby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeddy Which waterfall or stream is that? I think it's the South Fork of the Tuolumne River.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/17/SPCU1J175B.DTLby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Here in California, we can alway use more snow (and water). Enjoy it. Quite true. I remember all the years we didn't get enough.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
It's currently snowing at South Tahoe. Winter just doesn't want to quit.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
That's a lot of snow on that bridge. I suppose it's like that or even deeper all the way up.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htmby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotetomdisco QuoteLouis Quoteszalkowski QuoteLouis In one of Muir's books he wrote about the time he climbed high up into a tree to experience a Yosemite windstorm. I'd like to re-read it but I can't remember which book it was in. You will find the link on this webpage: http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/geography/california/john_muir_tree_yosemite.aspx (Didn't send you directlyby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotekatie We will be driving from the east coast and through Yosemite. Which roads are the most scenic? State Hwy 120 over Tioga Pass is outstanding if it's open. Because of the heavy snow pack that will probably not occur until sometime in June this year.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteszalkowski QuoteLouis In one of Muir's books he wrote about the time he climbed high up into a tree to experience a Yosemite windstorm. I'd like to re-read it but I can't remember which book it was in. You will find the link on this webpage: http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/geography/california/john_muir_tree_yosemite.aspx (Didn't send you directly to the appropriate page bby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
In one of Muir's books he wrote about the time he climbed high up into a tree to experience a Yosemite windstorm. I'd like to re-read it but I can't remember which book it was in.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
The Forest Service has posted the information here.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
They've made this into a Winter Storm Watch.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Watched this before I had my coffee this AM. Gave my stomach the queezies.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion