Despite the cold weather, the south-facing slopes around Fredonyer Pass were picking up enough heat from the sun to hint at spring. Here the Mahala Mat looks a little yellowish, but will become a darker blue-green later. The flower buds are showing, though, and I'm confident that spring will arrive eventually.
There are some great lichens near the summit, this patch on a fallen-limb of California Incense Cedar.
The Juniper had lots of healthy-looking berries, but the foliage is rather dull grey. Presumably it'll green up soon.
Here's a juniper dwarfed by a tall Incense Cedar. Lots of lichen near the top.
This chimney has been standing longer than I have. It's a couple miles west of Fredonyer Summit. Used to be a Chevron station among other things.
Near the chimney. this is the view southward toward Quincy. These photos are from Thursday's trip. I went to Susanville again today, but the new set of photos and story will have to wait until tomorrow. I picked up a serious sore throat and I've been fighting an eye infection. It was sunny today, so I got some nice photos. A good night's sleep will put me in the mood to tell about them tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment