Tag Archive for 'weather'

Snow in L.A.

Published
by
Modern Hiker
on January 28, 2008
in Angeles National Forest, City Life, Photography and snowshoeing
. 1 Comment

You think I’m exaggerating when I say that people go nuts here when it snows.

Today is the first sunny day we’ve had for almost a week, and before it starts raining / snowing again, Angelenos are proving that yes — Los Angeles DOES have snow and mountains.

A quick search on Flickr has a ton of pictures of our beloved San Gabriels, blanketed in a healthy coat of the white stuff. Here’s hoping for a good snowpack this year … and maybe a reason to finally invest in some snowshoes.


“L.A. or Denver” by Jslander.


“Mountains Outside of Los Angeles” by Tarzana4ever.


From somewhere that looks near Red Box by LAPhoto1.

Rain En Route

Published
by
Modern Hiker
on January 3, 2008
in City Life and The Great Outdoors
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The National Weather Service has posted a flash flood warning for the burn areas of Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles Counties through Saturday afternoon, as well as high wind advisories and warnings for the same counties.

The much-needed rain is expected to remain fairly steady through Sunday, and potentially tapering off as late as Monday evening, bringing our parched landscape the most rain it’s seen since 2005.

If you still plan to brave the rain slash snow for some weekend outdoor activities, be prepared.

Me, I’ll be shuttering myself in my apartment and boarding up the windows to protect myself from the inevitable seven thousand car accidents that happen every time it drizzles in L.A.