Hetch-hetchy for Easter

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Hetch-hetchy for Easter

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Nice trip this weekend---cool on Friday. but by Sunday it was terrific. Water, water everywhere...and NO mosquitos!

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Hi Balzaccom

Thanks for the photo's they gave me a good status report on the current
conditions of the snow levels and run-off in that area.
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Thanks Paul, Very Nice Photos. You picked a great time to visit that area. Not that many people visit Le Conte Point.
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Any clue how much snow was in the Vernon area. Thinking about heading up that way the first week in May... mid week.
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I can only tell you that at 6500 feet there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground. In the morning, the snow was crisp and hard. By mid-day it was soft, slushy, and very slippery. I would guess that Vernon had a lot more snow---and it would not have been fun to be hiking in the afternoon...
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Sorry, got booked up and did not get a chance to reply. Thanks, I suspect after this last run of warm weather the snow is pretty much gone.
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