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California State Parks Suffer Drastic Cutbacks

Ryan Grandov — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:00:10 +0000

While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to keep California State Parks open, he didn’t stress how drastic some changes would be to deal with the 14.2 million dollar reduction in the Park budget. A summary of the service reductions in store for most of California’s 278 state parks was created by the park superintendants to highlight the major [...]

Two Yosemite Valley Grade V 5.13’s In A Five Day Push

Ryan Grandov — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:46:22 +0000

From the realm of the superhuman: Between Oct. 16-21 Doug Engelkirk managed to send Leaning Tower's Westie Face (V 5.13a /b AO , 9 pitches, 700 feet) and Washington Column's Quantum Mechanic (V 5.13a , 15 pitches, 1000 feet) in Yosemite National

Keeping Tahoe Blue – Kudos to Homewood Ski Resort

Ryan Grandov — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:00:53 +0000

Homewood is doing some simple, but powerful, things to keep Tahoe blue. They've begun an effort to keep sediment from running right down the hill and into the lake. If you haven't been to Homewood, it sits right across the street from Lake Tahoe

Help the Forest Service Decide

Ryan Grandov — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:07:43 +0000

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the actions proposed to deal with invasive plant species on National Forest lands in the Lake Tahoe Area. According to the public letter issued by the F

Tenaya Peak’s NW Buttress this Weekend

Matthew DiPietro — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:16:26 +0000

I'm finally at a point where I can feel okay about the fast-approaching end of backcountry ski season. It's not here just yet - there's still a ton of snow out there. I might even try to get some in this weekend, but what I'