It has become a tradition to have our Thanksgiving celebration in Bridgeport. All of my immediate family, along with Will's comes to the cabin for a few days of eating, skiing, eating, snowshoeing, and did I mention eating?
Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts
Oh, Christmas tree(cutting)!
It has become a tradition to have our Thanksgiving celebration in Bridgeport. All of my immediate family, along with Will's comes to the cabin for a few days of eating, skiing, eating, snowshoeing, and did I mention eating?
Rush Creek Trail Head
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| Starting out. June Lake Loop below. |
A snowy trek to Green Lake
In December my brother-in-law, Steve, and his dog, Hailey, and I drove up Green Creek Road to the trail head for Green Lake. There was some snow but not enough to convince us that we needed to carry in our snowshoes.
Snowshoes and Brews
It started with a snowshoeing trek with Steve, Ashley, and Will and ended with a trip to June Lake Brewery.
Our goal was to find enough snow to use our snowshoes. We found success up at Virginia Lakes (approx. 9,800 feet). The turnoff for Virginia Lakes is located on highway 395 at the top of Conway Pass (between Lee Vining and Bridgeport). This winter you can drive almost all the way to Big Virginia Lake when most winters the road is closed off close to 395. We only had to hike about a half mile from our car to get to Big Virginia and then we decided to hike across the lake and over the saddle to get to Red Lake.
Winter hike to Barney Lake
I went on this hike with my brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Ashley. We had a little trouble finding the trail head so I am going to do my best to describe it to you. We parked at Mono Village on the far end of Upper Twin. The best thing to do is go straight back through the Mono Village campground. Be sure to stay to the right of the creek and open meadow area that you will see. Do not cross the creek.
Welcome wool sweaters... Foxey's winter fun
Foxey loves the snow. Here are some photos of Foxey enjoying winter (while it lasted).
Foxey's Wintry Day in Lundy Canyon
Foxey ran ahead of me, stopping several times to stick her
head in the snow only to come up with a snow covered snout and a quick snort.
It had been a very mild winter so the snow was shallow at the start. As we
hiked past Lundy Lake and further into the canyon the snow became deeper. Foxey
seemed unaffected. The snow was covered with scampering animal tracks and Foxey
discovered a multitude of curious new sniffs. She was elated. As the snow got
deeper, Foxey traveled over the snow like a dolphin breaking water, arcing to
dive back in.
