SUMMER BLUES AND NEWS
This is from my last hike and backpacking trip to Desolation Wilderness. It is Lower Waterfall Camp Falls. It is such an incredibly beautiful area. I have not been hiking since then. I do not plan to go hiking. Well, not this month anyway. I do have a big trip planned next month, and a really big one for September. Normally, I do not hike at all during the summer. I hate the heat and I hate the mosquitoes. If you don’t know that by now, you must be new here. LOL.
As you know, we had a horrible winter last year. You may be wondering what is in store for next winter. I know I am. The bad news is that it does not look very promising. We are currently looking at probable ENSO neutral conditions, the same as last year. However, there is also a possibility of a WEAK La Nina, but even if we have the weak La Nina, that still does not bode well for a good winter. So I guess we will just have to see what happens as it happens. And PRAY for a good winter and that we are not heading back into another big drought in California.
I hate having to beat a dead horse, but I keep hearing things about our trails that really disturb me. People are just leaving trash everywhere, at the trailheads, in the streams, on the trails. Please people, leave no trace. Pack out your trash. Pick up other trash you see. Leave the place in better condition than it was.
Have a great rest of the summer, everyone. Be good.