Snow has Arrived at Paradise

A quick check of the webcams this morning show that the rain has shifted to that fluffy stuff falling from the sky, and Paradise has a new coat.  Remember, whether you are coming out to volunteer or just for a leisurely hike, be prepared for any weather conditions as the winter season is beginning.  Also, starting today, all vehicles, including AWD and 4WD vehicles, entering the park must have tire chains with them. 

 

 

Make sure to check out the Park's webcams before coming out to volunteer this winter to help you to prepare! Stay safe this winter, volunteers!

New webcam at Longmire!

At long last, our webcam at Longmire has gone live! We now have six webcams at Paradise, for goodness sake, and a summer webcam at Camp Muir, so it was high time we got one at Longmire. The camera is located in the conference room on the second floor of our administration building, just two doors down from my office, so you can now see roughly the same view I have out my office window, looking across the grounds to the Longmire Museum and the road leading up from the Nisqually Entrance, with the National Park Inn hidden behind the trees in the distance. Watch for school groups gathering at the beginning of the Trail of the Shadows. In the summer, look for shuttle buses arriving to take visitors up to Paradise. This time of year, you might see people building snowmen in front of the administration building. Enjoy the show!

The above is Longmire. Here, just for comparison, is the view from the visitor center at Paradise:

And from Camp Muir (don't expect anyone to go up and defog the camera lens until spring):



Eyes in the sky

Meadow Rover Dennis Berry sent this to me a few days ago, captured from one of our web cameras at Paradise about 5:45 pm on March 19. Great timing! Thanks for sharing it, Dennis.

In case you don't recognize it, that's a red fox mid-photo...