Dawn on the Panamints, Zabriskie Point
Dawn on the Panamints, Zabriskie Point. Death Valley National Park. April 4, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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May 2006
Can You Believe That?
My wife, Patty, posts the following on her blog:
On Jeopardy Just Now. “Yosemite Falls, the largest falls in the United States, is located in this state.”
The two answers given? Wyoming and Montana.
I share some of my photos on one of my faculty web sites at De Anza College. From time to time a student will [...]
Cutbacks Squeeze National Parks
***Officials count on volunteers, service reductions as costs rise
(SFGate):
A bipartisan group of 105 House members signed a letter warning that the proposed cuts to the parks budget “will undoubtedly lead to additional reductions in resource protection and visitor services, and further increases in visitor fees.”
Thirty-two senators signed a similar letter urging Congress to “address [...]
Sierra Snowmelt and Passes Opening
Tom Stienstra at SFGate writes about prospects for the opening of Sierra Passes:
Chances are good that Highway 108 at Sonora Pass will open by Friday, according to Caltrans, with decent prospects that Highway 4 will open through Ebbetts Pass.
“We’re pretty encouraged about Sonora Pass by the weekend,” said Troy Bowers of Caltrans. “Ebbetts Pass has [...]