WAYALIFE on the GO : Miscellaneous Photos from Cindy & Eddie!
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Originally, Cindy and I had planned to drive all the way home last night but it literally took us almost 4 hours just to get to the top of the Cajon Pass and by then, it was almost 8pm. Not too big of a deal driving all night long is something we do often but last night, there was a hell of a snow storm and so we decided to stay the night in Lone Pine. Today, we could see the snow level had dropped almost to the valley floor and we bound to see more of it. Here's a shot as we made our way up Sherwin Summit.
By the time we got up to Crowley Lake, everything was covered in white and I mean, completely covered!
As we approached Mammoth Lakes, temps were down in the 20's and the wind was howling with visibility near zero. No big deal except for the fact that the highway was icy and there shit tons of cars everywhere - presumably, all heading up to the slopes.
Once we got into the trees, the wind calmed down a bit but the highway was super slick. Thank goodness we were in a Jeep and didn't have to run chains like everyone else.
Started snowing up in the pass and continued all the way to Walker. Here's a shot of us working our way past Mono lake.
By the time we got home, our JL had some new icy growths all over it.
But, we got home safely so all was good.
By the time we got up to Crowley Lake, everything was covered in white and I mean, completely covered!
As we approached Mammoth Lakes, temps were down in the 20's and the wind was howling with visibility near zero. No big deal except for the fact that the highway was icy and there shit tons of cars everywhere - presumably, all heading up to the slopes.
Once we got into the trees, the wind calmed down a bit but the highway was super slick. Thank goodness we were in a Jeep and didn't have to run chains like everyone else.
Started snowing up in the pass and continued all the way to Walker. Here's a shot of us working our way past Mono lake.
By the time we got home, our JL had some new icy growths all over it.
But, we got home safely so all was good.
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Originally, Cindy and I had planned to drive all the way home last night but it literally took us almost 4 hours just to get to the top of the Cajon Pass and by then, it was almost 8pm. Not too big of a deal driving all night long is something we do often but last night, there was a hell of a snow storm and so we decided to stay the night in Lone Pine. Today, we could see the snow level had dropped almost to the valley floor and we bound to see more of it. Here's a shot as we made our way up Sherwin Summit.
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By the time we got up to Crowley Lake, everything was covered in white and I mean, completely covered!
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As we approached Mammoth Lakes, temps were down in the 20's and the wind was howling with visibility near zero. No big deal except for the fact that the highway was icy and there shit tons of cars everywhere - presumably, all heading up to the slopes.
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Once we got into the trees, the wind calmed down a bit but the highway was super slick. Thank goodness we were in a Jeep and didn't have to run chains like everyone else.
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Started snowing up in the pass and continued all the way to Walker. Here's a shot of us working our way past Mono lake.
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By the time we got home, our JL had some new icy growths all over it.
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But, we got home safely so all was good.
Damn that looks awesome! It was way easier to get there when we lived in SoCal. I need to make a trip over that way in a couple weeks.
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dpetersen1988
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Originally, Cindy and I had planned to drive all the way home last night but it literally took us almost 4 hours just to get to the top of the Cajon Pass and by then, it was almost 8pm. Not too big of a deal driving all night long is something we do often but last night, there was a hell of a snow storm and so we decided to stay the night in Lone Pine. Today, we could see the snow level had dropped almost to the valley floor and we bound to see more of it. Here's a shot as we made our way up Sherwin Summit.
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By the time we got up to Crowley Lake, everything was covered in white and I mean, completely covered!
View attachment 321121
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As we approached Mammoth Lakes, temps were down in the 20's and the wind was howling with visibility near zero. No big deal except for the fact that the highway was icy and there shit tons of cars everywhere - presumably, all heading up to the slopes.
View attachment 321123
Once we got into the trees, the wind calmed down a bit but the highway was super slick. Thank goodness we were in a Jeep and didn't have to run chains like everyone else.
View attachment 321125
Started snowing up in the pass and continued all the way to Walker. Here's a shot of us working our way past Mono lake.
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By the time we got home, our JL had some new icy growths all over it.
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But, we got home safely so all was good.
That's awesome i love that area their are some cool places to explore up there, but too bad the weather was harsh. The pic of the snow is bad ass too
Lightguy
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Originally, Cindy and I had planned to drive all the way home last night but it literally took us almost 4 hours just to get to the top of the Cajon Pass and by then, it was almost 8pm. Not too big of a deal driving all night long is something we do often but last night, there was a hell of a snow storm and so we decided to stay the night in Lone Pine. Today, we could see the snow level had dropped almost to the valley floor and we bound to see more of it. Here's a shot as we made our way up Sherwin Summit.
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By the time we got up to Crowley Lake, everything was covered in white and I mean, completely covered!
View attachment 321121
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As we approached Mammoth Lakes, temps were down in the 20's and the wind was howling with visibility near zero. No big deal except for the fact that the highway was icy and there shit tons of cars everywhere - presumably, all heading up to the slopes.
View attachment 321123
Once we got into the trees, the wind calmed down a bit but the highway was super slick. Thank goodness we were in a Jeep and didn't have to run chains like everyone else.
View attachment 321125
Started snowing up in the pass and continued all the way to Walker. Here's a shot of us working our way past Mono lake.
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By the time we got home, our JL had some new icy growths all over it.
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But, we got home safely so all was good.
How did the tires do on the icy/windy highway?
LOL! Well, being that they flat out close the highways to get there from from your place now, yeah, it was definitely a lot easier. Granted, they do close 395 from time to time too. :crazyeyes:
For a mud terrain, they perform awesome! In fact, I was probably driving faster than I should have been especially being that I was literally passing everyone.
Thanks! I think we were glad that we waited till morning to make the drive. The night before, we could see a solid line of red going through the area on Google maps. Would have sucked to have been stuck in a whiteout again at 2am and with a traffic jam. :crazyeyes:
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Not to mention it’s a lot more pretty to drive in during the day.
And yeah, it’s not so much getting there, it’s being stuck there and not being able to get back for that whole work thing. Lol
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That too! We've had to do this drive a few times now recently and completely missed how pretty it is being that we had driven through at night. It was nice to see things for a change for sure.
Oh yeah, that would suck. That kinda happened to Alex, Ben's wife only, she went to your side of the mountain for work and couldn't get back home. :icon_crazy:
jesse3638
Hooked
That drive looks awesome. It's nice seeing snow all through that area. Before last year it had been several years since the Owens valley had had thatuch snow. As Adam said its such a pretty drive.
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Just when I thought it was all over, here we are again with the white stuff. Last week, things finally warmed up a bit and the snow we were getting changed to rain and we ended up getting 2" of it. Needless to say, all the snow we had melted away and I was sure spring was on its way. Well, here it is again and the Lake Effect hasn't been helping anything. Oh, and yes, I did just shovel our back walkway this morning. :rolleyes2:
dpetersen1988
Member
WJCO
Meme King
Quick! Everybody send Al Gore a check and we can make the snow go away.
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
And we are only halfway through. Another storm is on the way end of next week.
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TrailHunter
Hooked
That area is amazing... with snow on the ground it’s a whole other level. Great pics.
wjtstudios
Hooked
Beautiful shots of the mountains! Although, it’s time that winter moves on out. I’m done with snow for the season
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jesse3638
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That's crazy. Forecast here is more potential snow for us later this week. Lisa's grandparents left Truckee earlier than they planned about a month ago, before the predicted 10'of snow. They have a place in Thousand oaks they usually spend most of the winter at. They got out just in time..haha.
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Really? I figured the world was coming to an end in 12 years so what difference would it make. :idontknow: :crazyeyes:
I saw that. I've been holding off on installing a few things I have in the cue but may have to just suit up and fire up the heater to get them done. :rolleyes2: