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Fire from above
Above is a picture of the Station Fire, taken from the plane I was riding from Santa Barbara to Denver on Monday afternoon. I believe the water body at the bottom is the San Gabriel Reservoir. It lies in the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Photography, Travel
Tagged Angeles National Forest, fire, los angeles, San Gabriel Mountains, smoke, Station Fire, stationfire, wildfire
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Saving Stony Ridge Observatory
Above is the latest (as of this morning) MODIS satellite map (on Google Earth) of Station Fire spottings in the Angeles National Forest north of the Los Angeles basin. Near the center I’ve marked the Stony Ridge Observatory. While less … Continue reading
Posted in Places, problems, Science, Technology, Travel
Tagged Angeles National Forest, california, fire, los angeles, Mt. Wilson, Station Fire, stationfire, Stony Ridge Observatory, wildfire
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On not skiing
Shows here in EdHat that there’s snow on Mount Baldy. That means there’s skiing in Los Angeles. Or close enough. Mt. Baldy is the highest point in the San Gabriel Mountains, which overlook Los Angeles from the North. Imagine a … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Places, Sports, Travel
Tagged baldy, los angeles, mtbaldy, mtsanantonio, oldbaldy, skiing
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