09-23-18

Shirley Canyon trail, at the north edge of the Squaw Valley ski resort, Sierra Nevada, California.

Shirley Canyon trail at the north side of the Squaw Valley ski resort, Sierra Nevada, California. The insets on the left show some views farther up the trail; the one on the right shows a warning sign at the base of this stretch, no doubt courtesy of Captain Obvious... ;)

Shrubs already turning in the Sierra Nevada. This is off the Shirley Canyon trail at the north edge of the Squaw Valley ski resort. (Yes, that's the trail!)

At the north edge of the Squaw Valley ski resort, Sierra Nevada, California. There are splashes of paint here and there on the glacially polished granite to mark the trail!