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| Snowshoeing | 6.35 Miles |
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| | Snowshoeing | 6.35 Miles | 3 Hrs 37 Mns | | 1.88 mph |
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| no partners | | After last week's snow in the mountains and a couple of days in the mid-80s in the deserts I strongly contemplated hiking into the Mazzies to observe the melted snow falling off high cliffs. But with another storm yesterday adding to the totals on the ground, I opted to get another day poofing around in the snow.
Despite parts of the western rim getting more than a foot of new snow, there was only a few inches here. It made finding a place to park easier, which is always a challenge up this way. I could have skipped the snowshoes on the way to the lake, but it was still easier to float than it would have been without. From the spillway north it was plenty deep and flotation was a requirement.
Though the lake was 4 or 5 feet from full, I was delighted to see all the side drainages flowing into the lake, and the spillway somehow flowing out! Unlike at Knoll last week, there was flowing surface water everywhere today, probably a byproduct of the recent snowfall combined with the warm weather earlier in the week. Regardless, it was a welcome sight.
The snow was as perfect as I can imagine it being here. Plenty of deep "old" snow with a firm base topped with 5 or 6 inches of lightweight fluff that was delightful to float through. I continued north as far as I've ever gone in winter before stopping for a short break and heading back.
At the boat ramp, I decided to hoof the road back to the highway sans flotation thinking it would be ok, but there were a few stretches where it was deep enough that I regretted that choice. It's only about a mile though so I survived. A handful of others had put some footprints and playtime in the snow in the last couple hundred yards, but otherwise it was a peaceful, serene, winter day. |
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