Lower Red Car Creek: Drying Up By Yesterday Afternoon

Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, December 12, 2014. Friday morning, Lower Red Car Creek flowed south out of Red Car Canyon, feeding vernal pools in the Canyon & the southern end of the Red Car Property.  (Click on photos to enlarge.)

Photo: Gary Vlahakis, December 12, 2014.  By early afternoon the creek slowed to a trickle.

Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, December 12, 2014,  A wider swath of water flowed out of Red Car Canyon in the morning.

Photo: Gary Vlahakis, December 12, 2014.  Vlahakis wrote, "Amazing it isn't complete mush as usual.  Could actually still walk it early afternoon."

Photo: Gary Vlahakis, December 12, 2014.  The Red Car Canyon Lakes were still pretty good sized vernal pools, so it's best to tread carefully through the canyon.