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04-16-2025,
01:46 PM
Mark Sedenquist
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Meeting World-Class Fly Anglers in Round Rock, Texas this Saturday
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*** April 19th: A very special event at the Living Waters Fly Shop in Round Rock, Texas. 10 am to 1 pm. Greg DeMars and Aaron Reed will be signing...
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04-11-2025,
04:03 PM
Mark Sedenquist
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Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
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Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
Two weeks ago, I thought the outlook for the the snowpack was going to be better. Should be an interesting puzzle getting the road open again. ...
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04-11-2025,
02:55 PM
Southwest Dave
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Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
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Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
Although there was a top up of snow since the final snow survey, the results are in from Yosemite NP. The temperatures are higher than...
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04-11-2025,
02:35 PM
Southwest Dave
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Moving across the country
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Planning Summer RoadTrips
I think that's a much better plan to work with, well done. The one thing I would point out is that it looks as though you are still taking your...
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04-11-2025,
02:02 PM
Mark Sedenquist
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Moving across the country
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Planning Summer RoadTrips
There is no highway known as I-50. I think you are referring to US-50. I-70 across Colorado and Utah is one of the most beautiful highways in the...
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04-11-2025,
12:08 PM
Mark Sedenquist
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Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California
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The surface of the dirt is now down about 20 feet from where they started digging. April 11th at 12:00 pm ...
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04-10-2025,
11:35 AM
Mark Sedenquist
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In case you notice this -- odd GPS in Pasadena, CA and Cloudcroft, NM
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Bug Tracker
Ah, there is another bug. But Tom is working on a fix for that one too. Mark
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04-10-2025,
11:31 AM
Mark Sedenquist
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Moving across the country
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Planning Summer RoadTrips
If you do end up renting a RV -- here are some pages you ought to read, (the articles are not new, but the information is still current:) ...
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04-09-2025,
04:10 PM
Southwest Dave
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Moving across the country
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Planning Summer RoadTrips
I do think that in this situation you are better off renting a car and use lodgings, but as Michael has said, that will still equate to 11-12 hours...
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04-09-2025,
12:03 PM
Mark Sedenquist
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In case you notice this -- odd GPS in Pasadena, CA and Cloudcroft, NM
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Bug Tracker
It was a coding error we made. (sigh). Fortunately, Tom figured out a fix that resolves all of the errors--or at least I think it does. ...
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04-09-2025,
06:32 AM
Southwest Dave
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Moving across the country
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Planning Summer RoadTrips
Hello and welcome to the RTA forums! Doing 730 miles in a single day would be tough, but trying to do 600 miles a day for 5 days straight is a...
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04-08-2025,
04:06 PM
Mark Sedenquist
started a thread
In case you notice this -- odd GPS in Pasadena, CA and Cloudcroft, NM
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Bug Tracker
Tom and I have been working the maps database for most of the past year, updating the RTA RoadTrip Attractions on the RTA Custom Maps database,...
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04-05-2025,
07:44 AM
Mark Sedenquist
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Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California
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RoadTrip Field Reports
Pivoted the camera to show the entire upstream area this morning. April 5th at 7:30 am PDT ...
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04-03-2025,
04:03 PM
Mark Sedenquist
replied to a thread
Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California
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RoadTrip Field Reports
Work continues -- Looks like they are making the water drain-off channel a bit deeper now. April 3rd at 4 pm
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04-03-2025,
03:59 PM
Mark Sedenquist
replied to a poll
Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
in
Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
Snow storm seems to be abating April 3rd at 4 pm -- Courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy ...
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04-03-2025,
03:17 PM
Mark Sedenquist
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Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
in
Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
The most surprising thing about this current weather is that the weather in Las Vegas has turned cool again. Not much over 60-degrees F today and we...
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04-02-2025,
09:28 AM
Mark Sedenquist
started a thread
Marvels and Murals Pages all brought current
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Support Tips & What's New!
Over the last couple of months Tom has been working on updating the Roadside Marvels and Murals pages. Fixing broken links, updating the maps, and...
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03-31-2025,
12:33 PM
Mark Sedenquist
replied to a thread
Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California
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RoadTrip Field Reports
Quite an amazing sum of dirt and rock has been removed thus far. March 31st at 12:30 pm PDT ...
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03-31-2025,
10:40 AM
Southwest Dave
replied to a poll
Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
in
Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
It's been snowing quite heavy for a few hours now. Image courtesy of the Yosemite conservancy Dave Update. Still snowing quite heavily at...
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03-29-2025,
05:15 PM
Southwest Dave
replied to a poll
Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
in
Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
The National Weather service has released an urgent Winter Weather message. The storm could persist through Wednesday and has the potential to...
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03-29-2025,
11:17 AM
Mark Sedenquist
replied to a poll
Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
in
Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
Nicer day today. Not as clear as some days, but still blue skies prevail. March 29th at 11:15 am PDT -- photo courtesy of the Yosemite...
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03-29-2025,
11:07 AM
Mark Sedenquist
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I went toe-to-toe with my insurance company--and they blinked!
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Gear-Up!
And my advice is always to file the claim with your own insurance company. They are able to directly engage with the other driver's insurance. And,...
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03-28-2025,
04:49 PM
Southwest Dave
replied to a poll
Competition time. Welcome to the 39th Tioga pass Prognosticator. Spring opening 2025
in
Memorable Breakdowns & Back Roads
Yes Mark, a little different up there to the 100F you experienced in Death valley yesterday! Photo courtesy of the Yosemite conservancy The...
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03-28-2025,
10:33 AM
Southwest Dave
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I went toe-to-toe with my insurance company--and they blinked!
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Gear-Up!
That's tough luck Rick! Your Insurance company woes sound the exact same 'normal' as over here in the UK. With that in mind, you will probably find...
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03-27-2025,
11:53 AM
Mark Sedenquist
replied to a thread
I went toe-to-toe with my insurance company--and they blinked!
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Gear-Up!
Wow, that is quite the story. I am sure that the insurance company hopes never to hear from you again. Who is the insurance firm? Mark
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03-27-2025,
09:45 AM
Southwest Dave
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Death Valley -- Daytrip March 26th
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RoadTrip Field Reports
The temperatures along with that pool seem very inviting! (From a damp misty South of England point of view!) Dave
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Born Suva, Fiji. Moved to New Zealand for University. Married with 3 children and two grand daughters
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