And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, January 5, 2026
Snowing Now On Shasta
Avalanche Gulch/Casaval Ridge yesterday in a rare moment of sunshine
Green Butte at 8800 feet, near treeline
Looking Straight Up
Rime ice creating a "Treesicle." Man, that is insane. Amazing trees can live through that kind of deep freeze.
Seeing all of that snow on Mt Shasta makes me sad. Only because the mountains in Colorado currently have less than half their normal snowpack. That means that the Colorado ski industry will suffer greatly, the Colorado state economy will suffer and the snow melt in the spring will be paltry at best.
Seen them explode during a quick warmup after freezing like that.
ReplyDeleteI do mean explode!
Loud “bang”, and the tops jump up before falling down.
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Seeing all of that snow on Mt Shasta makes me sad. Only because the mountains in Colorado currently have less than half their normal snowpack. That means that the Colorado ski industry will suffer greatly, the Colorado state economy will suffer and the snow melt in the spring will be paltry at best.
ReplyDelete*** UGH!!! ***
Been a long time since I read this but the conifers have short needles to protect them from snow and ice.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful day for fishing down here on The Gulf of America.
ReplyDeleteBirdchaser: Let me know how the oppressive heat, ungodly humidity and nasty bug are down there in July. OK?
DeleteAre you taking these pics while hiking?
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