Beautiful Day Hike

Great winter trip to California and Nevada to hike, snowshoe and visit our daughter.  Started out on the West slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains and finished the trip on the East slope.  The Stanislaus River valley had seen 35' of snow before we arrived and they've had another 20' since we left, and it's still snowing! 1262 miles driven and 91 miles of snowshoe and hiking.  Snow boots were a necessity! Looking east to Sonora Pass in the Stanislaus River watershed.  Second photo is New Melones reservoir, which is filling up fast!

 Snowshoe day!  Near Graeagle, CA.

 New snow!  East Keystone trailhead, Reno, NV.

Near Fernley, NV. 

Peavine Mountain. Storming in the Sierras! Near Reno, NV. 

Pah Rah Mountains. Regional Park near Reno, NV. 

Tahoe NF, near Reno, NV. 

Toiyabe NF. Near Verdi, CA. 

Stanislaus NF. Dodge Ridge pano. Near Cold Springs, CA. 

Stanislaus NF, near Cold Springs, CA. 

Stanislaus NF, near Long Barn, CA. 

Snowshoe from Crabtree Trailhead. Down Ridge Trail. Stanislaus NF, near Pinecrest, CA. 

Bull Run Creek valley. Stanislaus NF.  Near Strawberry, CA.

Stanislaus NF. Near Dodge Ridge, CA. 

Snowshoe day! View up the South Fork Stanislaus River valley. Stanislaus NF, near Strawberry, CA.  

Stanislaus NF, near Long Barn, CA. 

Westside trail. Near Tuolomne, CA. 

Stanislaus NF, near Pinecrest, CA. 

Stanislaus NF, near Dodge Ridge and Pinecrest, CA. 

Stanislaus Valley overlook. Near Sierra Village, CA. 

Snowshoe hike on a mild February day. Stanislaus NF, off Hwy 108 near Cold Springs, CA.