Clearing the roads!!! Outdoor Wednesday for January 5, 2011.

Hubby took these pics above Bishop, CA. We were heading toward Mammoth, but the road got really icy and we didn't have chains with us, so we turned around. Along the way, this CalTrans snowplow passed us, probably heading to where we decided to not venture any more!!! We enjoyed our trip to the Sierras and can't wait to return! Outdoor Wednesday for January 5, 2011.

Lone Pine and the Sierras~That's My World 010311

Hubby and I headed for the hills (the Sierra Nevadas) for a 3 day vacation during Christmas break. We decided to stay in Lone Pine, which is one of the towns at the south end of the Sierras. I woke up very early on our first morning there and walked across the highway (Highway 395). And, this is what I saw! It had snowed in the mountains the afternoon and night before, but on this morning, the sun was out and the wind was blowing. In fact, it was blowing the snow off the snowcapped mountains! Several people were out with me, with their cameras, taking photos, too! That's My World for Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

Day One~Best photo of 2010 010211

I woke up early Thursday morning after a snowstorm on the peaks of the Sierras. It was a crisp and clear day and snow was blowing off the tops of the peaks. I had been wanting to get a photo of this and I was thrilled to actually see it happening! I actually took this photo on December 30,just a few days before the new year! When I woke up Friday morning, the wind was calm and this effect wasn't happening, so I'm fortunate that I actually saw it. Day One for January 2, 2011. To see other participants, please visit: http://fredamans.blogspot.com/

Weekend Reflections 010111~Sierras

Hubby and I drove up to South Lake near Bishop, CA this week. We love to drive through the houses on Starlight Road. After a recent snow storm, they were covered with snow. I stopped by this one house to take a photo of their broad windows. And, what were they reflecting? THIS mountain! Neat, huh? Weekend Reflections for January 1, 2011. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Quail and snow~Camera Critters 010111

I found these quail in a front yard on Starlight Road above Bishop, CA. Hubby and I drove to the Sierras for a couple of days to try out our new XTerra. This road to the houses was open, but their park was covered with snow! Many of the houses there had icicles hanging down them! Camera Critters for January 1, 2011. HAPPY NEW YEAR! To visit other participants in Camera Critters, please visit: http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/

Yosemite webcam pics!

I found a website that has Yosemite webcams. Oh, boy! I'm thrilled. Here's the addy:
http://www.yosemiteconservancy.org/webcams. These photos were on it today...these are NOT my photos, but from the webcams. Hubby and I are heading up to the Sierras in our new XTerra tomorrow. We are NOT driving to Yosemite, but will go to Lone Pine, Bishop, and maybe Mammoth. The forecast calls for about 2 inches of snow Wednesday morning! YEAH!

"W" is for white~ABC Wednesday and Weekly color 122210

Here in the desert near Palm Springs, we are currently having rainy WEATHER. I remembered last February when hubby and I took a 5-day trip to the Sierras and all we saw was WHITE...everywhere everything was covered with snow! I can't see our mountains yet, and snow is forecast for above 5,000 feet. Tomorrow morning the clouds should clear, so until then, I'm content looking at these WHITE, WINTER pics from last year! ABC Wednesday and Weekly Color for December 22, 2010. To visit Weekly Color, please visit: http://livingtakestalent.blogspot.com/ To visit ABC Wednesday, please visit: http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/