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Toyota: The Reliable Ride For All Your Skiing Adventures

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Brought to you by Toyota There’s a reason a Toyota can be found around any corner in most mountain towns. They have the reputation of being the most reliable vehicle on the market. As skiers, there’s much preparation for a day in the mountains. Many factors go into preparing for a successful ski day, like getting gear together, packing snacks, […]

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Aunika Skogen | April 19, 2023
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Giant Sequoias Unharmed in California Wildfire

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For nearly two weeks, a fire has ravaged across the western side of California Sierra Nevada, known as the KNP Complex. Despite burning through California’s Sequoia National Park, there hasn’t been observed damage to any of the 2,000 sequoias in the park, including the largest, most well-known sequoia trees of the bunch. The fire, which was started by lightning strikes, […]

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Breya Bergom | September 21, 2021
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NASA: California Wildfire Encroaching on Giant Sequoias

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‘Wildfire encroaching on Giant Sequoias’ first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Michael Carlowicz. In the midst of another brutal wildfire season that has threatened many lives, homes, and businesses, several of California’s natural treasures have also been threatened. Still burning after nearly nine weeks, the Caldor fire has encroached on Lake Tahoe. Now some of the […]

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Firebrains | September 17, 2021
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Trip Report: 36 Hours in Sequoia National Forest, CA

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Early in the morning on Friday 8/7/2020, I set out from Costa Mesa, CA, and headed up Interstate 405 on a mission to Sequoia National Forest. To be honest, I usually spend my free hiking and backpacking time in the Eastern Sierra but decided to change it up and give the southwestern Sierra a look. From Southern California, I took […]

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Taylor Stephan | August 14, 2020
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Drowning Is The Leading Cause of Death in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA

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As the snow melts away and campgrounds start to open to the public, the National Park Service has issued a warning about the tempting lakes and rivers in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA. Be extremely cautious near rivers, especially during spring and early summer. Spring rainfall and melting snow from the mountains makes river waters swift, icy cold, […]

SnowBrains | June 20, 2019
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Ruining the Wilderness? Or Necessary? Verizon to Build 138-Foot Cellular Tower in Sequoia National Park, CA

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Officials at Sequoia National Park in California have approved a plan for Verizon to build a new 138-foot cellular tower, USA Today reports, to improve the currently “very limited” service throughout the park. Officials explained that it’s more about bringing more safety to the rugged terrain than enabling visitors to post that #BearSelfie: “Many visitors and park staff will view the […]

SnowBrains | April 12, 2019
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National Parks – Past, Present and Future | 5 Oldest Parks and a New One Coming?

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For over 100 years, the National Parks Service has been striving to protect and manage our national parks, monuments and reservations.  From Yellowstone to Yosemite, the NPS preserves our natural wonders for the future generations. Some of the first parks established remain the most iconic. “[the Service] purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and […]

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Katy Shipley | July 10, 2018
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Two Hiking Fatalities in 10-Days as Icy Routes Still Exist in Sequoia National Park

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The National Park Service reports that in recent, separate incidents both a hiker and a climber have fallen to their deaths on icy routes in California’s Sequoia National Park. On Saturday, May 5th, two people hiking on Mount Whitney told rangers they had found a couple of ice axes and what appeared to be a blood trail leading to a […]

Steven Agar | May 17, 2018
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