DianaT
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Horseshoe Lake, Mammoth
Since the tree die off in 1989-90, Horseshoe Lake is always a reminder of the volcanic activity in Mammoth Lakes.
Coming down from a hike above the lake, it seemed to take on an even more eerie feeling with the storm cooking up.
Love the Eastern Sierras!
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Thanks to both of you.
It has been really, really weird weather around here lately. Today it snowed on Tioga Pass and when the clouds parted here, I saw snow way up high.
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Talk about off the beaten path....wow!
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Dianna, what killed the tree? Is that ash on the ground in the bottom photo?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Mammoth Lakes is a very geological active area --- earthquakes and volcanic activity. I am attaching a link that can explain the death of the trees
better than I can. But basically it is invisible CO2 gas escaping from magma in a fissure. It is a short interesting article, or at I think it is.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs172-96/
I remember when it started happening and it was really strange as it took a while for anyone to figure out what was happening! Some people still let
their dogs swim in the lake even with the warning signs ---- we don't
The whole area is interesting. From what I have read, they did not know the extent of the Long Valley Caldera until we had satellites because it is
so large. That in ancient times, was a monster explosion.
Mammoth Mountain on which people ski is a volcano and not a dead one at that. After some intense earthquake activity many years ago, they built the
"Scenic Route" to give another exit for Mammoth tourists and residents out to Highway 395.
Also, after Mt. St. Helens blew in 1980, one of the major TV networks, (I forget which one) took an interest in Mammoth and not only did quite a
report on how active it is, they created images of skiers on Mammoth Mountain over Mt. St. Helens blowing up. Needless to say, it hurt tourism and a
law suit happened.
Okay --- more information than one asked for. But for anyone interested in volcanoes and earthquakes would find A LOT of interesting places up here
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On edit --- that is not ash, just the way the light was reflecting on the ground. And one of the strongest earthquakes in recent California History
was the 1872 Lone Pine quake south of where we are . It was before all the measuring equipment, but geologists estimate that it was between 7.4 and
7.9 And we have a sweet little cinder cone just south of our town.
[Edited on 7-10-2015 by DianaT]
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Thanks for the reply Diana, but the link brings me right back to your post!
As you are probably aware, things are rocking around here on a regular basis since Anchorage is on a different tectonic plate than the mountains on
the other side of Cooke Inlet. Since I have lived here, we have been dusted with ash from three different volcanoes, Augustine, Redoubt, and Spurr!
The 1964 Good Friday earthquake pegged out all the seismographs of the time, and I have read estimates that based on measured ground movement, it was
probably close to a 9 on the Richter scale.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | Thanks for the reply Diana, but the link brings me right back to your post!
As you are probably aware, things are rocking around here on a regular basis since Anchorage is on a different tectonic plate than the mountains on
the other side of Cooke Inlet. Since I have lived here, we have been dusted with ash from three different volcanoes, Augustine, Redoubt, and Spurr!
The 1964 Good Friday earthquake pegged out all the seismographs of the time, and I have read estimates that based on measured ground movement, it was
probably close to a 9 on the Richter scale. |
Opps try this http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs172-96/
My bad.
That 1964 earthquake was over the top, and the tsunamis in the lower 48 have not been forgotten!
Being dusted with ash is an eerie feeling. When we were living in Guatemala City, once we were bombarded with ash from one of the local volcanoes and
it was more like small gravel. It was really a strange feeling.
Dang, on edit, it still seems to be coming back to my post. I am not sure how to fix this, but I will try
Second on edit, I think this works now! I hope and I will try to fix it in the first post. THANKS
[Edited on 7-10-2015 by DianaT]
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Here's a photo sphere of the dead trees, taken at Horseshoe Lake on 7/9.
Two days ago we were hiking the 20 Lakes Basin Trail at 10,200'. It started raining on us, then mixed rain and hail, then just heavy hail. The ground
was covered with 1" of the white stuff. Yes, it was cold too.
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| Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks | Here's a photo sphere of the dead trees, taken at Horseshoe Lake on 7/9.
Two days ago we were hiking the 20 Lakes Basin Trail at 10,200'. It started raining on us, then mixed rain and hail, then just heavy hail. The ground
was covered with 1" of the white stuff. Yes, it was cold too. |
THANK YOU for sharing that photo sphere.
It is such strange weather. A friend told us that the other day there was so much hail on 395 coming back from Gardenville, that they had to call out
the snow plow! I am a fair weather camper. I never liked backpacking in that kind of weather!
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Tioga Pass Friday morning, July 9, 2015. Imagine my concern as I am about to embark on a 3-day backpack and packed for lows of 42.
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Two days later we awoke to BLUE SKY. This is one of the Young Lakes at 10,000 ft. We did backpack in some snow on Friday - and a lot of rain all
day.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04...
Toxic gases have killed some at Mammoth.
Thanks for posting Diana.
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I loved the photos and the mood of them. Reminds me of this quote by The Bard.
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
William Shakespeare
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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I have never been to mammoth but all those shots are really beautiful, making me think that maybe I should head that way one day.
Glad the weather cleared up for you whale-ista! blue blue skies indeed!
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Wilderone --- beautiful place and I hope you stayed warm! Thanks for the picture.
Jack Swords --- I did not know about those deaths, or if I did I forgot! Thanks for the link.
Roger, it was the mood that drew me to the scene. It just seemed so eerily beautiful. ---- and I love that quote from the Bard. Thanks
StuckSucks --- thanks. Nice pictures that show the devastation and the sign.
Blanca, it is beautiful up in this part of California! Absolutely beautiful.
Hiked a bit at Big Pine Creek and the weather is far more normal today ---- Maybe back to Mammoth tomorrow.
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