Mother Nature must have a playful side
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:01 pm
I was driving south on 395 heading toward Reno and Carson City a little after midday today and as I crossed the state border I couldn't help but notice all of these large snowballs out on the lake bed that is dry part of the year, east of the highway. There were hundreds if not a thousand or two of these large snowballs all over the surface of the lake bed which is in the Cold Springs area along 395. What was really noticeable and the reason they caught my eye was there size. They ranged in size I would say from under a foot in diameter to around 18" in diameter at least. Like snowman body parts waiting to be assembled. The wind hits this area pretty good, what with being on the east side of the Sierra and all. I guess the wind starting blowing the wet snow around, which formed snowballs and blew them until they were too large to move I guess. I've seen a couple instances in western Nevada where a large rock has left a skid mark out across the ground from being moved by the wind I guess. Nevada's version of Area 51? Just wish I had a camera to take a picture of all those snowballs out on the lakebed.