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.
Some much-needed rain has been falling on southern California all week, and should continue through the weekend.
Despite the odd local effect of drivers’ brains flying out of their heads whenever precipitation is in the air, rain is very nice in L.A. I actually took off my hat and jacket while walking in to work today to soak in a little bit of moisture.
But besides reminding us transplanted East Coasters that yes, weather does exist, the rain will also make hiking visibility outstanding once it clears and - more importantly - give us a nice layer of snow above 5000 feet.
If the weather is nice (and you’ve got some chains or good snow tires), the Sunset Peak trail I just wrote up will be a great place to get some snow and views of Baldy, without having to deal with the inevitable logjam of cars on the way to the chairlifts at Mount Baldy Village.
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