December 2005 Rubicon Trail
Photographs here were taken during a five day rockcrawling trip on the famous Rubicon Trail in the Sierra Nevada. Our mid-December (15-19th) trip was only possible because very little snow had fallen in the Sierra this fall. Icey and cold conditions were expected but the forecast was good so we headed for the mountains...
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A small depression in the granite allowed for a muddy puddle to develop and then freeze overnight. The elongation of ice crystals hoisted the mud up a few centimeters . . . a phenomenon known as "needle-ice" that occurs only under very specific temperature conditions. If your interested, Google it, as I can't possibly explain it sufficiently here.
