Spring Moon over the Lake in the Sky

For those still up at 2am, the view south provided a glimpse of the full moon for May Day. Rising to a point about 22 degrees above the horizon, La Luna provided sufficient light for reading. With the reflection off the calm surface of the lake, the effect was extraordinary- a real visual treat for any observer. The Mayor appreciates these phenomena!

On the "In between Season": many complaints from local businesses that the down economy is more in evidence now than a year ago. Coming off a terrific winter season, locals can only hope to hold on until Memorial Day/ 4th of July. There were no boats in the Obexer's marina, but a few sailors were seen preparing craft for impending good weather.
Homewood Resort looked forlorn with its empty parking lot, but that should change within weeks.
Meeks Bay Fire Dist. will continue prevention operations with controlled burns in the Meeks Creek basin. Successful efforts have left telltale burned over areas on the south facing side of the canyon. Not much left to burn there indicating a considerable amount of fuels. The snow levels are high for May and there could be more coming on Mothers' Day Sunday: not what we wanted to hear.

Squaw valley update
Squaw valley Corp. has taken over the Intrawest Development after some very bad years. THis should provide better on scene management for residents and guests. Time will tell.

The weekend was a warm one, and appears to harbinger more springtime weather to come. Builders may start to show up in their signature T's this week.
Look out for the boat tractors around Obexers' in coming weeks as yachtsmen get the urge to return to the Deep Blue. By the way, The Chron reported a free diving record set in the Bahamas-285', a man w/ a single fin! What is the free diving record @ the Lake? More research necessary here.

Read the letter to locals from the director of TRPA. She stretches her credibility by stating TRPA wants to promote better economic conditions w/i the Basin. Her nose is starting to grow again. As always, TRPA speaks through many filters and rarely comments with any understandable language. They all could take lessons from the Mayor.