San Gorgonio Wilderness: Dry Lake
October 19, 2005
First snow of the season came early to the San Gorgonio Wilderness, so I decided to head up there to find out how deep it was. Long story short, the snowline was below 7,500 ft, and only measured a few inches deep up above 9,000 ft at Dry Lake. Didn't run into a single person all day, and the only other tracks I saw besides my own, belonged to a coyote and a deer. Dry lake was nice, and the day turned out to be quite warm. The snow was melting rapidly by lunch time, and I doubt much of it remained a day or two later. In addition to the snow, the fall colors were really nice. Pleasant trip indeed!
Some morning frost along the trail.
Morning view of Mt San Gorgonio from the wilderness boundary... 1st snow of the season!
Fall colors along the trail.
More fall color in the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
Gold leaves against a dark blue sky.
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