No mirage: Washoe a lake again

After being dry for nearly a year, a couple months of intermittent snow and rain have turned Washoe Lake into a lake again.“There’s not much,” said Washoe Lake State Park Supervisor Jennifer Dawson. “If you blink you might miss it.”Those storms, coming one after another, have also built the best snowpack in the Sierra in more than five years. Dawson said she is encouraged by the snow pack.“When spring hits and the snow actually melts, it will be exciting to s