OwensValleyMap
Small road map of Owens Valley, California
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May 2003
2003.05.21
***Crags, Couloirs & Crock Pots
- Owens Valley, Gateway to Backcountry Paradise, by Alex Sepulveda
“From the towns of Lone Pine in the south to Lee Vining in the north, Owens Valley represents a veritable playground for backcountry enthusiasts with incredible access to crags, couloirs and campsites galore. Or if you prefer, mountain biking, hiking and fishing [...]
2003.05.17
***End-of-winter-start-of-summer trip
to Mammoth next weekend. The plan is to telemark ski one day at Mammoth and XC nearby the next - perhaps on San Joaquin Ridge. I’ll bring hiking boots along just in case.
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2003.05.14
***Large fish ‘may follow dinosaurs’.
About 90% of large predator fish have been cleared from the seas by industrial trawlers, a report says. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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2003.05.13
***Doing Science at the Top of the World.
In a place where sea-ice runways crack apart, even the simplest setback can threaten ambitious research and, potentially, the researchers themselves. By Andrew C. Revkin. [New York Times: Science]
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WhiteLupineFlower
White lupine flower. May 10, 2003
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WhiteLupineQuicksilverMay2003
White lupine on the Castillero trail near the ridgetop mine at Almaden Quicksilver Park. May 11, 2003
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2003.05.11
&***I discovered this patch of white lupine
last year near the ridge-top mine on the Castillero trail at Almaden Quicksilver Park. Although this flower grows in many places, this is one of the best displays I’ve seen.
2003 December
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***12/15
- After a ;dry period” of about two weeks due to final exams and other college business, I got away for a one-day cross-country trip at Royal Gorge.
***12/19
- Almaden Quicksilver, up and down English Camp trail. Was able to travel off-trail several times due to the winter die-back of vegetation.
***12/22
- Solstice hike at Almaden Quicksilver. [...]
2003.05.22
***Whitman Quits as E.P.A. Chief.
Christie Whitman often differed with the White House on environmental issues during her two-and-a-half-year tenure as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. By Katharine Q. Seelye. [New York Times: Science]
One can only hope that this is a step towards a time when the country realizes how out-of-step the current administration is [...]