The Dry Garden

Pacific Crest Trail

The Gardener and I went camping at Grover Hot Springs State Park, one of the few that isn't slated to close to the public. 

We drove to Ebbet's Pass, 8730 feet up in the Sierra Nevada and hiked south on the Pacific Crest Trail. The snow is very late clearing this year and the wild flowers were magnificent:

 

Fire

I took this photograph of a huge fire burning south of Minden. I was in the car on the way from Genoa (California) to Highway 395.

Lots of Water

 
Santa Rosa Creek 19th January, 2010

The season to date rainfall total at 4 p.m. yesterday (21st January) was 14.79", just a little below the average of 15.34", and way above the total of 6.95" on 21st January 2009.  It's still raining!

I'm Keeping My Fingers Crossed

By 4 p.m. yesterday (Saturday January 16) Santa Rosa had had 9.20" of rain since July 1, 2009.  In a year of average rainfall we receive 14.29" during this period.  

Most of our rain for the year falls in January and February, and the weather forecast says we'll get a series of storms this week which will drop 6-12" of water. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the forecast is right.