2012-01-25 Big Meadow

Snow! A minor miracle. This weekend it finally snowed after two months of dryness in Fresno. So the Fresno folks headed to the mountains to play. Big Meadow close to Kings Canyon NP was our destination.

We left after lunch and got there about 2:00pm. Bright, beautiful, sunshiney day. In the upper 50's. Steven and I went off up the road cross-country skiing. Sherri put on her snowshoes.

Snow was good. One person had already been on the road with his skis and we just followed his tracks. Met him when he was on his way out. The sky was clear, visibility was great. You could see Shell Mountain clear, and Alta Pk loomed in the background. Even Little Baldy was outstanding.

We skied until 3:25 when we turned back. The road in has a gradual uphill. It is a good first ski of the season. Even with that,I was huffing and puffing because of the elevation. Something to work on for the few days we have before David has a crack at me.