Unfortunately, the wind kept howling and the avalanche report was not kind. This gave me a chance to move on from
Bananas to
California: A History, which is actually amazing. California is a most incredible state and it's great to learn how it came to be as much. Unfortunately, it's also a reminder of how devastating the European arrival was for the native peoples, animals, and environments. Bummer.
I returned to the cabin from a late afternoon tour just before dusk and noticed a suspicious object in front of our neighboring cabin, the Bonsers. The object looked suspiciously similar to the avalanche bombs depicted at local ski resorts: 1"-2" diameter yellow cylinder. Though it's unclear where it could have come from (an overshot from Highway 50 or Sierra-at-Tahoe?) and seems incredibly unlikely, I kept me distance. It's now buried and I haven't figured out what it was, so the mystery continues...
2 comments:
You found my time capsule!! Please don't open it. I've got some Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien memorabilia I'm excited to look back on in 50 years. - JonnyB.
That is crazy. I tried looking for pictures of avlanche bombs/charges for a while, but couldn't find much. Oh the irony or being blown up by a avalanche bomb right outside your base-camp!
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