Nurse Katie Leonard uses a kayak to bring supplies to Patsy Costello, 88, as she sits trapped in her vehicle for over an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, California.
Louis Bodine, left, and Amanda Licciardi, of Los Angeles, snow shoe under heavy snow along Connolly Beach in South Lake Tahoe, California.
Patsy Costello, 88, waits in her vehicle for over an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, California.
Nurse Katie Leonard, left, hands a cup of hot tea to Patsy Costello, 88, as she sits trapped in her vehicle for over an hour on Astrid Drive in Pleasant Hill, California.
This photo released by Caltrans District 3, shows Sierra highway back open but chain controls remain in effect as crews clean up in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. California was drying out and digging out on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, snarling traffic and closing highways.