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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...

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.

Mark

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 USA. Here is a field report about some of the...

The surface of the dirt is now down about 20 feet from where they started digging.

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April 11th at 12:00 pm...

Ah, there is another bug.

But Tom is working on a fix for that one too.

Mark

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:)

Operating your RV Rental -- Some Tips

Gear Checklist...

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.

Oopsies like this are likely to accelerate my gray...

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, keeping everything current and reducing the link-rot.
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Pivoted the camera to show the entire upstream area this morning.

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April 5th at 7:30 am PDT
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Work continues -- Looks like they are making the water drain-off channel a bit deeper now.

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April 3rd at 4...

Snow storm seems to be abating

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April 3rd at 4 pm -- Courtesy of Yosemite Conservancy
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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 had snow in the local mountains last night!
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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 generally resolving some of the story rot that...

Quite an amazing sum of dirt and rock has been removed thus far.

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March 31st at 12:30 pm PDT
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Nicer day today. Not as clear as some days, but still blue skies prevail.

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March 29th at 11:15 am PDT -- photo courtesy...

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, you are obligated, under the terms of the...

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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Artists Palette, March 26th. Megan Edwards and Angie Mattson, with one of the few blooming plants we...

And the hills are greening up a bit.

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Santa Anita Canyon, March 27th at 8:30 am

Work continues at the Bailey Canyon Debris Basin

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March 27th at 8:30 am

I had never captured sunrise before -- so here it is.

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Alaska Volcano Observatory -- March 27th 7:30 am

That is some impressive work by CalTrans engineers and constructors -- that was a HUGE slide.

Mark

Two vastly different views: Both from LAC FD Helio Base in the Santa Monica mountains:

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January 7th during the Palisades...

And the loading begins again today!

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March 24th at 9:13 am PDT
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Building a new shelf to begin loading trucks today:

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