Snow, Ice, and Wind
May 23, 2026 Filed under Curious
Up, up, towards the snowline we go.
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Up, up, towards the snowline we go.
Not much to see at the observation station I’m afraid.
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Not much to see at the observation station I’m afraid.
For all I can tell, this is in the middle of San Francisco…
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For all I can tell, this is in the middle of San Francisco…
Hmm. I guess there are mountains around here somewhere?
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Hmm. I guess there are mountains around here somewhere?
That is a very high road marker.
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That is a very high road marker.
There have probably been some years with enough snowfall to completely bury this marker.
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There have probably been some years with enough snowfall to completely bury this marker.
Steely-eyed pedal-pushing day-glo dork, pausing for breath at a rest stop.
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Steely-eyed pedal-pushing day-glo dork, pausing for breath at a rest stop.
That looks very, very cold.
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That looks very, very cold.
What’s this Volvo doing all the way up here?
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What’s this Volvo doing all the way up here?
Serious tires for serious weather.
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Serious tires for serious weather.
Okay, the red dot has definitely moved since yesterday.
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Okay, the red dot has definitely moved since yesterday.
So much for moving to the shoulder when cars come by!
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So much for moving to the shoulder when cars come by!
Oh hey the red dot moved again! Not bad for about an hour of cycling.
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Oh hey the red dot moved again! Not bad for about an hour of cycling.
A slushy pool of cold.
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A slushy pool of cold.
A rock shelter facing a frozen lake. Brrr!
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A rock shelter facing a frozen lake. Brrr!
These lunatics are on a ski excursion.
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These lunatics are on a ski excursion.
I’m assuming this is the highest point of the road over the pass?
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I’m assuming this is the highest point of the road over the pass?
Nick rock! I think I’ll keep it.
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Nick rock! I think I’ll keep it.
The plows work pretty hard around here.
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The plows work pretty hard around here.
Very slightly different minerals, collecting into slightly different colored pools, I assume.
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Very slightly different minerals, collecting into slightly different colored pools, I assume.
Hur hurr read my blog
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Hur hurr read my blog
Huh, this number is higher than the earlier one. That wasn’t the highest point of the road? What was it then?
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Huh, this number is higher than the earlier one. That wasn’t the highest point of the road? What was it then?
Very fast downhill. There’s the lodge!
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Very fast downhill. There’s the lodge!