I was up with the chickens - or so my mother used to say. Been re-visiting this spot for about 24 years. #hopevalley #california #fallcolor #carsonpass

Hope Valley area along hwy 88. Fall color is hitting here and there. Looking dry this year. Not peaked just yet but it's looking nice. #fallcolor #hopevalley #carsonpass #sierranevada

The hillsides that surround Hope Valley are covered with aspens that give the showiest fall color displays in the Sierra Nevada.

#SierraMountainPasses #SierraPasses #CentralSierra #CA88 #CarsonPass #FallColors #HopeValley #VisitCA
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Snow pit to start off 2025! ~8500 feet. Avg ❄️🌡️was -1.6 deg C. Avg density was 363 kg/m^3. Cold content was -1.2 MJ/m^2. #LakeTahoe #CarsonPass #SWEet

Two weeks after first #CarsonPass to #LakeWinnemucca hike with patlheff the flowers between the pass and the lake are magnificent, but those on the ridge above the lake are past their peak. Every day I’m #NotDeadYet… https://www.instagram.com/p/B09jt3yg5WG/?igshid=ipmg6rub9zf6