I woke up this morning to a cloudy Mt. Shasta with a lot of Cirrus clouds over Mt. Shasta. Someone had mentioned a storm to the north of us so I checked the weather which says it will be cloudy today. When I lived up here (often between 1976 and 1992) weather like this meant a snow storm coming here. However, in Global Climate changes you often have no idea what is really happening or is going to happen. This is something I have noticed all over.
We were up at Bunny Flat and the poor lizards seem to say to us "Why am I awake? Normally I sleep underground until June to August when the snow melts?" I felt sorry for the lizards not hibernating 4 or 5 months more like they would most years at this altitude.
But, we all are having to adjust to the Warmest March in California, Nevada and Arizona and other states in history so far this last week or so. The 110 degrees at one location in Arizona not only broke the all time temperature high for March but also for April as well nationwide in history!
This is what the road to bunny flat looks like this time of year usually (This amount of snow or more)
But, this year it isn't here! and likely the whole mountain could melt off by May or June this year which is not only unusual it's scary given the history of snow on Mt. Shasta.
For example, a friend of mine when he was still alive 2 years ago living at 4000 feet on Mt. Shasta had 12 feet of snow surrounding his house and land until April or June the year before he passed on.
So, I cannot even begin to tell you how unusual it is that lizards above this picture in altitude are wandering around wondering why they are awake and not sleeping under the ground and under the snow this time of year!
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