Sierra Mountain Passes
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🏔️ Your complete source for information about travel in the Sierra Nevada range. #SierraPasses
🛍️ Plus, shop for our exclusive Sierra Passes merch!
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🛍️ Plus, shop for our exclusive Sierra Passes merch!
🔗 https://sierramountainpasses.com/
Carson Pass lies at 8,573 ft on #CA88 b/t Pine Grove, CA and #CA89 near Woodfords. It's mostly open in winter, though it is often temporarily closed for avalanche control during and right after a storm.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Carson Pass lies at 8,573 ft on #CA88 b/t Pine Grove, CA and #CA89 near Woodfords. It's mostly open in winter, though it is often temporarily closed for avalanche control during and right after a storm.
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#SierraMountainPasses #CarsonPassInformation
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♻ Batteries are NOT trash!
After the holidays, many of us have new gadgets... and old batteries to deal with.
Never throw used batteries in the garbage or recycling bin. They can overheat, catch fire, or cause other hazards if not handled properly.
⚡ Find a drop-off location: calrecycle.ca.gov
After the holidays, many of us have new gadgets... and old batteries to deal with.
Never throw used batteries in the garbage or recycling bin. They can overheat, catch fire, or cause other hazards if not handled properly.
⚡ Find a drop-off location: calrecycle.ca.gov
December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
♻ Batteries are NOT trash!
After the holidays, many of us have new gadgets... and old batteries to deal with.
Never throw used batteries in the garbage or recycling bin. They can overheat, catch fire, or cause other hazards if not handled properly.
⚡ Find a drop-off location: calrecycle.ca.gov
After the holidays, many of us have new gadgets... and old batteries to deal with.
Never throw used batteries in the garbage or recycling bin. They can overheat, catch fire, or cause other hazards if not handled properly.
⚡ Find a drop-off location: calrecycle.ca.gov
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👋 Hi friends, join me on my groovy, new platform @southwestarttowns!
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
👋 Hi friends, join me on my groovy, new platform @southwestarttowns!
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
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Damaging winds expected throughout the greater Carson City, Carson Valley and Reno areas has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a High Wind Warning from 4 a.m. Sunday through early Monday morning.
High Wind Warning issued for Carson City, Carson Valley and Reno areas
Damaging winds expected throughout the greater Carson City, Carson Valley and Reno areas has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a High Wind Warning from 4 a.m. Sunday through early Monday morning. Wind advisories are also effect for the Lake Tahoe Basin as well southern Lyon County, Mineral County and northeast California Sunday morning until 4 a.m. Monday.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Damaging winds expected throughout the greater Carson City, Carson Valley and Reno areas has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a High Wind Warning from 4 a.m. Sunday through early Monday morning.
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Active pattern to continue for the West Coast with heavy rainfall and higher elevation heavy snow over the next couple of days. Flood potential will increase across central/northern California on Sunday and Monday with several inches of rain forecast.
Visit weather.gov for the latest in your area.
Visit weather.gov for the latest in your area.
December 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Active pattern to continue for the West Coast with heavy rainfall and higher elevation heavy snow over the next couple of days. Flood potential will increase across central/northern California on Sunday and Monday with several inches of rain forecast.
Visit weather.gov for the latest in your area.
Visit weather.gov for the latest in your area.
Hi, Sierra lovers! The window has closed to order our merch in time for Christmas delivery. But you can still order digital gift cards! Available in all 10 badge designs.
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#SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards
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December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hi, Sierra lovers! The window has closed to order our merch in time for Christmas delivery. But you can still order digital gift cards! Available in all 10 badge designs.
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#SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards
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#SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards
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Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is seeking volunteers for its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program, running Dec. 26 through Jan. 11, 2026, at locations in Reno and Sparks.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/12/volu...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/12/volu...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
KTMB calls for volunteers as annual Christmas tree recycling program begins Dec. 26
Reno's independent, online news and events source. Established in 2009.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is seeking volunteers for its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program, running Dec. 26 through Jan. 11, 2026, at locations in Reno and Sparks.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/12/volu...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/12/volu...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
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Big tech’s AI-fueled data center frenzy has been driving up utility costs nationwide. And it’s about to get even worse.
Commentary:
Commentary:
Dirty data centers will drive up our utility bills • Nevada Current
If your family is anything like mine, you dread opening up your NV Energy bill every month. Over the summer and fall, I thought I was seeing double; my bill was so high. All across the country, rate p...
nevadacurrent.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Big tech’s AI-fueled data center frenzy has been driving up utility costs nationwide. And it’s about to get even worse.
Commentary:
Commentary:
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Cold outside? Avoid the risk of frostbite and hypothermia by dressing in layers, covering exposed skin, and limiting time outdoors. If someone might be experiencing either condition, seek medical attention immediately — and know your actions.
weather.gov/safety/cold-during
weather.gov/safety/cold-during
December 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Cold outside? Avoid the risk of frostbite and hypothermia by dressing in layers, covering exposed skin, and limiting time outdoors. If someone might be experiencing either condition, seek medical attention immediately — and know your actions.
weather.gov/safety/cold-during
weather.gov/safety/cold-during
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Many of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires have happened in the colder months when dry vegetation, offshore winds, and low humidity can create dangerous conditions.
#ReadyForWildfire #CALFIRE #DefensibleSpace #WinterFireSafety
#ReadyForWildfire #CALFIRE #DefensibleSpace #WinterFireSafety
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Many of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires have happened in the colder months when dry vegetation, offshore winds, and low humidity can create dangerous conditions.
#ReadyForWildfire #CALFIRE #DefensibleSpace #WinterFireSafety
#ReadyForWildfire #CALFIRE #DefensibleSpace #WinterFireSafety
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Well, here we are again. Another loop around the sun is in the books. And what a year it's been. I also can't believe I've been doing these birthday posts for 15 years.
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#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
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#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Well, here we are again. Another loop around the sun is in the books. And what a year it's been. I also can't believe I've been doing these birthday posts for 15 years.
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
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#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This hill, tree, and #Sky have become one of my iconic memories of #NorthDakota.
📸Theodore Roosevelt National Park-South Unit (2012)
The rest of the story👇
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This hill, tree, and #Sky have become one of my iconic memories of #NorthDakota.
📸Theodore Roosevelt National Park-South Unit (2012)
The rest of the story👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This hill, tree, and #Sky have become one of my iconic memories of #NorthDakota.
📸Theodore Roosevelt National Park-South Unit (2012)
The rest of the story👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
This hill, tree, and #Sky have become one of my iconic memories of #NorthDakota.
📸Theodore Roosevelt National Park-South Unit (2012)
The rest of the story👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
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Answering the burning question many have had! Who is Southwest ArtTowns for?
It's for anyone who supports art in the southwest. It's for artists who create or exhibit here—or want to!
southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
It's for anyone who supports art in the southwest. It's for artists who create or exhibit here—or want to!
southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Answering the burning question many have had! Who is Southwest ArtTowns for?
It's for anyone who supports art in the southwest. It's for artists who create or exhibit here—or want to!
southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
It's for anyone who supports art in the southwest. It's for artists who create or exhibit here—or want to!
southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #SWArtTowns #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
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Wow, it's the last newsletter of the year—my most important one to date. We've finally launched @southwestarttowns.bsky.social. We've been living and breathing this project practically non-stop for months & we need your help getting into the next phases.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wow, it's the last newsletter of the year—my most important one to date. We've finally launched @southwestarttowns.bsky.social. We've been living and breathing this project practically non-stop for months & we need your help getting into the next phases.
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
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🫷🏽TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! 🖤
Storm events often cause local flooding, and sadly, multiple people die each year by walking or driving into unsafe waters. Most flood-related deaths can be prevented.
#TurnAroundDontDrown #FloodSafety #CALFIRE #BePrepared
Storm events often cause local flooding, and sadly, multiple people die each year by walking or driving into unsafe waters. Most flood-related deaths can be prevented.
#TurnAroundDontDrown #FloodSafety #CALFIRE #BePrepared
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🫷🏽TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! 🖤
Storm events often cause local flooding, and sadly, multiple people die each year by walking or driving into unsafe waters. Most flood-related deaths can be prevented.
#TurnAroundDontDrown #FloodSafety #CALFIRE #BePrepared
Storm events often cause local flooding, and sadly, multiple people die each year by walking or driving into unsafe waters. Most flood-related deaths can be prevented.
#TurnAroundDontDrown #FloodSafety #CALFIRE #BePrepared
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Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 13, 2025
The theme is #FavoriteThings
Wide open: Anything at all that you love.
Any art, any interpretation
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome
More details in the comments
#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry
Saturday December 13, 2025
The theme is #FavoriteThings
Wide open: Anything at all that you love.
Any art, any interpretation
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome
More details in the comments
#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 13, 2025
The theme is #FavoriteThings
Wide open: Anything at all that you love.
Any art, any interpretation
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome
More details in the comments
#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry
Saturday December 13, 2025
The theme is #FavoriteThings
Wide open: Anything at all that you love.
Any art, any interpretation
Use both tags to be
included in our feed.
Multiple entries welcome
More details in the comments
#photography #drawing #painting #sketching #poetry
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To see earthquake statistics for California visit our dashboard at cadoc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
ArcGIS Dashboards
ArcGIS Dashboards
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December 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
To see earthquake statistics for California visit our dashboard at cadoc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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✨Need a triple win for your Small Business Saturday gift-giving? We've got it for you!
You know what to do 👇
🔗https://www.ifundwomen.com/projects/help-build-southwest-art-towns
Thank you! 🙏
#SouthwestArtTowns #WhyIFundWomen #Crowdfunding #SupportSmallBusiness
You know what to do 👇
🔗https://www.ifundwomen.com/projects/help-build-southwest-art-towns
Thank you! 🙏
#SouthwestArtTowns #WhyIFundWomen #Crowdfunding #SupportSmallBusiness
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
✨Need a triple win for your Small Business Saturday gift-giving? We've got it for you!
You know what to do 👇
🔗https://www.ifundwomen.com/projects/help-build-southwest-art-towns
Thank you! 🙏
#SouthwestArtTowns #WhyIFundWomen #Crowdfunding #SupportSmallBusiness
You know what to do 👇
🔗https://www.ifundwomen.com/projects/help-build-southwest-art-towns
Thank you! 🙏
#SouthwestArtTowns #WhyIFundWomen #Crowdfunding #SupportSmallBusiness
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Are you prepared for the upcoming polar plunge? As temperatures drop, remember to protect the 4 P’s: People, pets, pipes, and plants. weather.gov/safety/cold
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Are you prepared for the upcoming polar plunge? As temperatures drop, remember to protect the 4 P’s: People, pets, pipes, and plants. weather.gov/safety/cold
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Everyone is at risk from the dangers of extreme cold, but these groups are more vulnerable than most. Age and certain conditions make the body less able to regulate temperature.
Stay Weather-Ready and learn more about cold safety at weather.gov/safety/cold
Stay Weather-Ready and learn more about cold safety at weather.gov/safety/cold
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Everyone is at risk from the dangers of extreme cold, but these groups are more vulnerable than most. Age and certain conditions make the body less able to regulate temperature.
Stay Weather-Ready and learn more about cold safety at weather.gov/safety/cold
Stay Weather-Ready and learn more about cold safety at weather.gov/safety/cold
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
Today's entry brought to you by the #Warmth of the sun in winter (AKA #Apricity)
📸 Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2013)
More thoughts 👇
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Today's entry brought to you by the #Warmth of the sun in winter (AKA #Apricity)
📸 Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2013)
More thoughts 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
Today's entry brought to you by the #Warmth of the sun in winter (AKA #Apricity)
📸 Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2013)
More thoughts 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
Today's entry brought to you by the #Warmth of the sun in winter (AKA #Apricity)
📸 Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2013)
More thoughts 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
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Girls 15–17 — this one’s for you!
#CampCinder is back in 2025 with free, four-day firefighter camps in Shasta and San Luis Obispo. Led by women firefighters, it’s a high-energy, confidence-building experience: rope work, water rescues, hose lays, teamwork, and real fire service skills.
#CampCinder is back in 2025 with free, four-day firefighter camps in Shasta and San Luis Obispo. Led by women firefighters, it’s a high-energy, confidence-building experience: rope work, water rescues, hose lays, teamwork, and real fire service skills.
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Girls 15–17 — this one’s for you!
#CampCinder is back in 2025 with free, four-day firefighter camps in Shasta and San Luis Obispo. Led by women firefighters, it’s a high-energy, confidence-building experience: rope work, water rescues, hose lays, teamwork, and real fire service skills.
#CampCinder is back in 2025 with free, four-day firefighter camps in Shasta and San Luis Obispo. Led by women firefighters, it’s a high-energy, confidence-building experience: rope work, water rescues, hose lays, teamwork, and real fire service skills.
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
These #small flowers are one of the species I miss from my time living in the southeast. All hail the Mountain Bluet! 😁
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2014)
On the blog 👇
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These #small flowers are one of the species I miss from my time living in the southeast. All hail the Mountain Bluet! 😁
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2014)
On the blog 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
These #small flowers are one of the species I miss from my time living in the southeast. All hail the Mountain Bluet! 😁
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2014)
On the blog 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
These #small flowers are one of the species I miss from my time living in the southeast. All hail the Mountain Bluet! 😁
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (2014)
On the blog 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
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🤗 I'm giving all my digital babies a virtual hug for National Brand Day.
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🤗 I'm giving all my digital babies a virtual hug for National Brand Day.
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay