This weekend we got some much needed rain and saw snow on the mountains down to about 5500' but most was above 6500'. Sat morning we saw a little snow on Chiwawa, Massie& Buck mountains but nothing else down the valley not on MT Maude or Carne of any of the others of the Chiwawa's it was like there was a line where it stopped. Sunday morning we woke up to very wet conditions and the clouds were basically sitting right at the tree line right out back and we couldn't see the mountains or the snow on them. Once or twice we got a glempse of little patches of snow but not much could be seen through the clouds/fog. I had seen 8 hikers on the road between Basalt campground & where the pavement stops when I was heading out to town, well yesterday evening one of the owners came and knocked at my door to let me know that we had 8 PCT hikers spending the night in the cabin. They had made it here and were heading up to Buck Creek Pass but turned back because of the snow that had fallen overnight, beside being very wet from the rain wasn't hard but lasted all day we got about .75" here and the temperature never got higher that 38 yesterday. It was the first time since I 've lived here that that many PCT hiker's have come through at one time or stayed overnight. They left this morning hoping to make it to the PCT this afternoon and over Buck Pass which is the highest point they will have to cross from now on. I wish them the best and safe and happy trails. I'm sure that we will be seeing more this week hurrying to finish and arrive safely in Canada before the snow sets in for winter.
Too all of my friends who have been waiting for the snow to arrive well it won't be long now, I'm going to be watching the clouds and mountains daily to see if we get more of it, or it disappears quickly. Get those skis and snowmobiles tuned up it's almost time, " LET IT SNOW".
We found our Paradise, hope you find yours too.
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