Fall seems to have arrived
A Japanese Maple in the rain
Along with cooler temps, we have now had a bit of rain and fog in Ashland. It feels like summer’s over. I bet we still have a few more summer-like days ahead though.
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Redwoods and clover, over and over
Clover in the Stout Grove Redwoods
Another photo of Mount Shasta from Mount Ashland
Mt. Shasta from Mt. Ashland
I believe the smaller mountain between the two is Goosenest.
Snowshoeing to Grizzly Peak
This past weekend, after feeling great after an hour-long workout at the Ashland YMCA, I decided to snowshoe up the backside of Grizzly Peak. Normally you can drive to the Grizzly Peak trail head but not this time of year. While there is no snow currently on the Ashland side of Grizzly Peak, there is plenty of snow on the other side.
I parked on Shale City Road near road number 38-2E-9.2. From there the snow was several feet deep so I had no choice but to start. I took today’s photo near that location. A mile later and there were no more human tracks in the snow. From the three-way junction it was just me on the snow, which felt great (like I was Ernest Shackleton or something) but at the same time it was a little scary. There were lots of animal tracks, and it was a Sunday afternoon so I figured it would be next weekend, at the earliest, before anyone found my carcass should I break a leg or should an animal decide I needed to be taken out.
On top of this, fatigue started to set in so I turned around once I got to the parking lot rather than go another 2+ miles to the top of Grizzly Peak. Next time I won’t do a workout before heading for the top, and I should be able to manage the nine-mile, round-trip hike. Nine miles in snow shoes, when you are sinking several inches with each step and gaining elevation half the time as well, is not nearly as easy as walking around town for nine miles.
View of Northern California from near the top of Mt. Ashland
Northern California Mountains from Mount Ashland
This past weekend we headed up Mt. A to do a little snowshoeing. The sky was ridiculously blue, and the temperatures were in the 50s (even though down below in Ashland the temps were barely 40 degrees). We had ourselves a weather inversion (which has since departed).
Buck Prairie Nordic Trails
180 degree panorama of Buck Prairie Nordic Trail in the snow
I headed up Dead Indian Memorial Road to Buck Prairie yesterday. The clouds were thick, but for a few minutes on the trail, there was a bit of blue when I took today’s photo. This panorama is actually 9 vertical pictures stitched together into a horizontal landscape. I was trying out my new snowshoes, but most people out yesterday were on cross country skis as you can see from the tracks in the snow.
Sun and snow can mix well
We drove up to the White Rabbit trailhead parking lot a couple days ago to hike to the end of the Lamb Mine Cave off of Ashland Loop Road. There was lots of snow and I was wishing I had brought along my snow shoes that I received for Christmas. The sun came out at times and, with it, large quantities of snow fell from the trees making a lovely, winter landscape.
I’m dreaming…
Snow covered house decorated for Christmas in Ashland, Oregon
… of a white Christmas …
Another foggy cemetery scene
Ashland Cemetery
And the Mayan Apocalypse begins…