![]() It was a true Old West place, with gunfights on the dusty streets of the red light district. Once home to thousands of hopeful souls, this gold-rush town boomed in the second half of the 19th century, with hundreds of restaurants, some five-dozen saloons, and even a horse-racetrack keeping miners occupied. (Visit California/Myles McGuinness) The ghost town of Bodie. Start here, then turn south, down the 395, in search of gold. And on the Nevada side, it all feels a little like a scaled-down Vegas (albeit surrounded by forest). Long a favorite getaway spot for city-bound Northern Californians, its cold waters and cool pines provide relief in the summer, with nearby slopes and trails hosting skiing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing in the winter. But, of course, it’s a lot more than that. ![]() Straddling the California-Nevada border, this mile-high body of water (altitude at the surface is more than 6,000 feet, and depths below can reach to 1,000 feet) is the largest alpine lake in North America. In between, you’ll find so much of what makes the open road special, from ghost towns to ski resorts to small villages with big surprises.Īnd the best part? You might just have the whole thing to yourself. Route 395 stretches from South Lake Tahoe to Death Valley, rolling through forests, mountains, lakes, and sands, winding through the Eastern Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, and across the flanks of Mount Whitney-the tallest peak in the continental United States. A mostly two-lane highway unraveling across the quiet side of California, U.S. It’s the best road trip you’ve never heard of. It’s the end point of a trip that’s been filled with so many highs, all along the way. Ahead, sits Badwater Basin, the ultimate low-on this route, and in the entire country. With the blacktop slicing through the desert before me, through my windshield-the sole, man-made interruption slashing through this barren, rugged landscape of brown, beige, and the occasional swipe of pink-I descend into the heat.Īround me, I can almost feel the thermals rising from the bottom of the valley, despite the fact that I’ve cranked the AC to the max. Ski resort snow reports and snow pack charts are a very poor representation of trail snow conditions.Tahoe seems like a long time ago. The Postholer snow page focuses on snow on or near the trail, at trail elevation, not on snow condtions thousands of feet lower/higher and miles away from the trail. Snow page updates November 1st - July 28th It's also the only Sentinel-2 data with trail alignments. This is the only combined MODIS/SNODAS PCT snow map on the internet. Cloud cover and darkness adversely affects MODIS detection significantly, hence we use the 8 day as opposed to the single day coverage. The 8 day MODIS data, without regard for quantity, shows us what areas were snow covered at some point over the last 8 days. Coverage is often poorly represented by SNODAS where snow cover is thin. SNODAS gives us a good idea about the quantity of frozen water sitting on the ground, denoted by SWE (Snow Water Equivalence) in inches. The Pacific Crest Trail snow report uses SNODAS modeled snow data and MODIS reflectivity data. Each hikers skill-set and comfort level with these conditions will differ. The Pacific Crest Trail snow report is designed to aid hikers in determining the best time to head into the mountains based on snow conditions. Source for trail and site information or just talk about your favorite trail ![]() Print out your favorite trail to 6 feet high. Search for a journal, create a journal, add/edit an entry, configure your journal, EMail updates, integrated Google trail map, PLB locations and more Single elevation profile of your favorite trail. Hundreds of complete gear lists by those that walked the walk. Includes amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles. Distances, days, resupply, access points, etcĬreate your own fully customizable gear list with weight, pricing and divisable by section.Įxhaustive resource for species ranges along your favorite trail. Quantity, coverage, SNODAS, MODIS, historical and multi-year comparisonsĬreate an extensive hike plan easily configurable to your hiking style. Get the lastest snow conditions for your favorite trail. Know before you go! Get the lastest active fire & smoke information for your favorite trail GPS aware Google maps, your location, topo, hybrid, satellite, trail track, way points, road, weather/snow overlays Our premium printed topographic maps and matching app for a once in a lifetime adventureįree online data books for your favorite trail, distances, elevation, climate, way points, terrain & fauna #Turtix snow level full#Log in or register for full access to site features & free downloads ![]()
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