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{ Monthly Archives } October 2005

Pelican Flight

Pelicans. Point Lobos. October 15, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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2005 10 15 Dan Mitchell Wildlife Comments Off

Point Lobos Birds

Shore Birds. Point Lobos. October 15, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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2005 10 15 Dan Mitchell Wildlife Comments Off

Plans Change

I was planning to join some friends for a final short Sierra pack trip this weekend, but weather forecasts like the following make us thing twice about this sort of thing:
“UPPER TROF MOVING IN TONIGHT WILL BE ACCOMPANED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING AND RIDGE TOP GUSTS OF 100MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT….. WX TURNING MUCH [...]

2005 10 14 Dan Mitchell Trips Comments Off

Supressing the Facts

From The Daily Scoop:
The journal, Environmental Science and Technology …

The journal,
Environmental Science and Technology
(EST), reports that the White House has
actively repressed
a congressionally mandated study that examines the potential impacts of climate change on the U.S., noting that federal researchers are
explicitly forbidden from referring to the study
.

Begun in 1998 and completed in 2001, the
U.S. National Assessment
is [...]

2005 10 13 Dan Mitchell Environment Comments Off

Sierra Fall Weather

When contemplating a late-season Sierra pack trip - say a season concluding mid-October trip - one has to think long and hard about forecasts like this one:
“WARMING TREND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH HIGHS NEAR 70 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY….UPPER TROF MOVING IN FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE ACCOMPANED BY GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY EVENING [...]

2005 10 13 Dan Mitchell Commentary Comments Off

North From Conway Summit

Aspens. Looking North From Conway Summit. October 8, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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2005 10 11 Dan Mitchell Sierra Nevada Comments Off

First Sierra Snow 2005

First Snow. October 8, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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2005 10 10 Dan Mitchell Sierra Nevada Comments Off

Aspen Grove at Sunset

Aspen Grove at Sunset. Conway Summit. October 8, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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2005 10 09 Dan Mitchell Sierra Nevada Comments Off

Aspens at Conway Summit

Aspen Grove. Conway Summit. October 8, 2005. © Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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2005 10 09 Dan Mitchell Sierra Nevada Comments Off

A Long Day

… but a good one.
I left about 4:30 a.m. this morning and headed to the Sierra. I crossed to the east over Carson Pass and then travelled over Monitor Pass to Hiway 395. I headed south, detouring at Sonora Pass and at Conway Summit before heading back over Tioga Pass to return home… at 11:30 [...]

2005 10 08 Dan Mitchell Sierra Nevada Comments Off