Thunder On The Mountain

Today Dad and I had an Excellent Adventure up in the Sierra Nevada. We hiked to the top of Thunder Mountain (9,408 ft.), south of Lake Tahoe near the Kirkwood Ski Area. The view from the summit was terrific. You could see all the way from the Desolation Wilderness to the peaks of Northern Yosemite. We even got to hear some thunder off in the distance.

Now, I don't read the written word (at least as far as anybody knows, although I'll allow that Dr. Seuss is my favorite author), but I could tell that this sign means business. According to what I've heard, this part of the Sierra has the greatest avalanche danger out of the entire range. Fortunately, a wall of snow coming down on our heads is not very likely in August.

We made sure to stay on the trail, though...