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WBraun
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10-15 inches of rain in the foothills and Sierra this weekend.
Holy sh!t !!! I hope NOT!!!!
They brought in a Zodiac w/motor and the biggest excavator I've seen in a while here.
I sure hope it doesn't become another 97 flood .....
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Got back to NV after midnight. 3 below and a good foot of snow up here in my canyon draining a major portion of the northern Virginia Range. I'm off soon to buy some sand bags, but it will be pretty futile if it's a repeat of 97 because Paiute Creek (Usually only an underground flow 9 months of the year) is forty feet off the back corner of the house and 8 feet below. I guess I'll hope for snow on the lower range of estimates.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Truckee FD has sandbags for anyone in town who needs them.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Kern River peaked at 10,000 cfs today. Settled down to 8,000 cfs. My friend there texted " Brown and big".
I think it was 2002? when there was a big fire- or Two- in the Kern Drainage and it burned almost all summer.
Kris and I were climbing at the Rincon and a huge storm hit Saturday and it belted down all nite long.... hard!!! The next day we decided to split for Trona-and dry climbing.
We go to the Kern by where Salmon Creek flows into it.... The river was in a unbelievable state.... Dark Root Beer colored, with Trees and Logs, and all sorts of flotsam and jetsam streaming past.... and it was almost up to the road!
Sierra South folks captured a big jug of the water and its in the store now.... its about 50% mud and ash, the rest water.
Mo nature can be thrilling to watch... if your safe.
I hope all of US come out of this OK.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Here it comes.
My 19th nervous breakdown.
Santa Cruz Mtns gonna get hammered through Monday
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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How wet is it, Johnny?
Not enough yellow or red to be called 'biblical'.
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WBraun
climber
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Relax man, the Big One isn't here yet.
Whoa !!!
Fatrad is coming back to the forum .....?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Break out the lifesaver donuts! Don't let him in the river, he'll displace too much water!
The willows are bent by the force of the current and water weight, so the actual level is hard to estimate by looking at the balls of litter.
A more accurate assessment is made by looking at the waterline on the beach, of course.I expect the levels will be increasing this evening since it's been raining here since 3 a.m.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Tad, yer camera has bunches of bad pixels in its sensor!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Reilly...sure that isn't a fence..?
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Got a few shots of the snow after the storm three days ago. Dusted snow right up into the ORG. (the pics didn't come out :( ) The Whites are white. Pine Creek got about 8 inches of snow. I didn't have chains so I couldn't quite get all the way to the top but the winds were blowing and the snow running across the cliffs was pretty cool.
This giant cloud formation over White Mountain had completely disappeared 15 minutes after I took the shot:
Pine Creek:
Pine Creek interior near sunset: BRRR
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Question: How would one compare the hazards of driving to Santa Barbara tomorrow vs flying? My daughters ride has bailed. I'm thinking about driving her vs putting her on a plane....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The main hazard of flying is financial. ;-)
Prolly safer, too, at least once you get on the plane. :-/
That said, she would be on a small turboprop being driven by people building hours toward
a job with a major.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Driving from where?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Driving from Auburn/Sac. Flying safety wise, I'm concerned that high winds, water, and runways affect airplanes too.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Survival, statistically, flying is safer. My only major concerns with getting on a regional are the
n00b pilots dealing with a serious mechanical issue or icing. The regionals fly pretty nice rigs
these days and icing isn't much of an issue between SAC and SBA.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Driving is cheaper, I have a capital to stay in down there, and I get 7 more hours with my daughter. Tough call.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sounds like a no-brainer, plus you can stop off at the Carrizo Plain for a quiet moment and
look at Horned Larks. :-) Don't ferget the James Dean memorial site!
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