Leon Turnbull Photography

This is Hidden Falls, on North Table Mountain, Oroville. It is definitely quite hidden. It is also definitely quite a difficult waterfall to photograph, there are not many angles to photograph and no foreground to use. Only the bottom tier of the falls can even be seen. The top tier is “hidden” out of sight behind the rock.

The FINAL snow pack data is finally in (actually, I meant to write this on my last post). The results, as expected, are very piddly. Northern Sierra Nevada: 24 percent of average snowpack (last year 46%). Central Sierra Nevada: 40 percent (last year 55%). Southern Sierra Nevada: 31 percent (last year 38%). The reservoirs current levels: Folsom: 50 percent (last year at this time: 65%), Oroville: 51 percent (last year 86%), Shasta: 51 percent (last year 85%). As you can see, this latest storm did increase the snow pack a bit (from about 15 percent to 30 or 40 percent). However, that is still way below average, and the reservoirs are only at 50 percent, there is not enough snow in the mountains to fill them or supply our needs in the summer. I am still hoping and praying we get one more big storm this year. There is still plenty of time for that.

The snow has already started melting in the mountains as of this week. It has been very warm out this week. In fact, the river levels are pretty high this week, and the waterfalls, if you can get to them, will be flowing now in the mountains. I do not expect this to last more than 2 or 3 weeks this year. Now is the time to go see the waterfalls in the mountain, people. Do not wait long. There is not very much snow to melt this year. Peak snow melt is right now. Get out there!

Here is the video of our trek to the base of Phantom Falls that I made with my friend Mountain Goat Rob. It is hilarious, thanks to him, so you gotta check it out. Please watch in HD: