Remains Discovered Oct 4, 2008
The wreckage was located at an elevation of 9,700 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the Mammoth Lakes, Calif. area, the NTSB said. (Fox News)
Wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane is airlifted from crash site Oct 4, 2008
By Jia-Rui Chong, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 4, 2008 Contractors finished plucking parts of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane from remote wilderness in the Sierra Nevada this afternoon, preparing the wreckage for analysis by the National Transportation Safety Board. A red Bell 205 helicopter made four trips to the crash site, a roughly six-mile off-trail hike into the mountains from the nearest trailhead. (Los Angeles Times)
* Piece of bone found at Fossett crash site Oct 4, 2008
More than a year after the mysterious disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, searchers found the wreckage of his plane in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, along with enough remains for DNA testing. A small piece of bone was found amid a field of debris 122m long and 46m wide in a steep section of the mountain range, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said at a news conference on Thursday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sheriff: Search teams find Fossett wreckage Oct 4, 2008
The eastern Sierra Nevada community had not been considered a likely place to find Fossett's plane. The most intense searching was concentrated north of the town, given what searchers knew about sightings of Fossett's plane, his plans for when he had intended to return and the amount of fuel he had in the plane. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Officials finish at Fossett site as storm blows in Oct 4, 2008
Searchers found the wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane in California's rugged Sierra Nevada just over a year after the millionaire vanished ... (AP) Investigators finished up Friday at the scene of Steve Fossett's plane crash in the wilderness of the Sierra Nevada mountains just as dark clouds rolled in and winds picked up ahead of a storm that threatened to bury any remaining evidence under 2 feet of snow. (USA Today)
Bone at Fossett Crash Site Sent for Analysis Oct 4, 2008
Despite a massive month-long search of rugged wilderness, no trace of his plane was found until this week, when a hiker stumbled on identity cards belonging to the aviator in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Mammoth Lakes. The find led to the discovery of Fossett's plane on Wednesday. (Newsmax)
Wreckage of Fossett's plane discovered Oct 3, 2008
Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said crews flying overhead Wednesday evening spotted what they thought was the wreckage in a mountainous area just west of the Minarets, a series of craggy peaks in the Sierra Nevada ... The subsequent search for him spanned about 24,000 square miles, including the high country of the Eastern Sierra Nevada. (Boston Globe)
Wreckage of Fossetts plane found Thursday in Sierra Nevada Oct 3, 2008
Wreckage of Fossetts plane found Thursday in Sierra Nevada ... More than a year after the mysterious disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, searchers found the wreckage of his plane in the rugged Sierra Nevada, along with enough remains for DNA testing. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Remains Found Could Be Fossett Oct 3, 2008
The wreckage was located at about an elevation of 10,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the Mammoth Lakes, Calif. area, the NTSB said. (Fox News)
Human Remains Found Amid Fossett Wreck Oct 3, 2008
The wreckage of a plane belonging to famed adventurer Steve Fossett, who disappeared over year ago after taking off for a sightseeing trip, was found in the Sierra Nevadas ... (CBS/ AP) Federal investigators say they have found body parts amid the wreckage of a missing adventurer's airplane in the in California's rugged Sierra Nevada just over a year after the he vanished on a solo flight. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Rescue crews find wreckage of Fossett's plane Oct 3, 2008
US federal investigators say they have found body parts amid the wreckage of missing adventurer Steve Fossett's plane in California's rugged Sierra Nevada mountains. The discovery comes just over a year after the multi-millionaire vanished on a solo flight. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Searchers locate wreckage of Steve Fossett's airplane Oct 3, 2008
Fossett, 63, of Chicago, took off for what was expected to be a brief flight on Sept. 3, 2007, from a private ranch in Yerington, Nevada, about 120 miles north of the high-mountain Sierra Nevada area where Morrow found the items. Fossett never returned, and the largest air and ground search in United States history, across a region of 17,000 square miles, or 44,00 square kilometers, failed to find him or his blue-and-white Bellanca Citabria Super Decathlon. (International Herald Tribune)
Body Parts Found Among Wreckage Of Fossett's Plane Oct 3, 2008
Federal investigators said they found body parts among the wreckage of millionaire adventurer 's airplane in California's rugged Sierra Nevada ... The NTSB said wreckage of a plane was found at about 10,000 feet of elevation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the vicinity of Mammoth Lakes. (NBC 11, CA)
Fossett wreckage, small piece of bone found Oct 3, 2008
MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIF. More than a year after the mysterious disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, searchers found the wreckage of his plane in the rugged Sierra Nevada, along with enough remains for DNA testing ... the wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane is seen Oct. 1 in Inyo National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, California. (Globe and Mail)
Wreckage of missing adventurer's plane found Oct 3, 2008
- More than a year after the mysterious disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, searchers have found the wreckage of his plane in the rugged Sierra Nevada along with enough human remains for DNA testing ... - More than a year after the mysterious disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, searchers have found the wreckage of his plane in the rugged Sierra Nevada along with enough human remains for DNA testing. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Fossett wreckage found Oct 3, 2008
The eastern Sierra Nevada community had not been considered a likely place to find Fossett's plane ... Mammoth Lakes is at an elevation of more than 7,800 feet on the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada, where peaks top 13,000 feet. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Civil Air Patrol news release on Fossett search Oct 3, 2008
- News that wreckage found in the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of California is that of Steve Fossett's plane was met with relief today by Civil Air Patrol members who combed 22,000 square miles in a month long search for the missing adventurer. "I'm glad they found the crash site," said Lt. Col. Ronald Butts, a pilot who served as a liaison officer between CAP and other agencies involved in the massive 2007 search, which began on Labor Day when Fossett left a Nevada ranch owned by... (KRNV.com, NV)
Steve Fossett Plane Found; Animals Likely Took Remains Oct 3, 2008
The rugged terrain of the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains likely contributed to the crash, which appears to have been a head-on collision, experts said. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Fossett joins the many mysteries of the Sierras Oct 3, 2008
Searchers found the wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane in California's rugged Sierra Nevada just over a year after the millionaire vanished ... By Alan Levin, USA TODAY The mystery of Steve Fossett is most likely solved, but the gray granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada may never give up the secrets they hold of missing aviators and long ago wrecked planes. (USA Today -- News)
Fossett items found near Mammoth Lakes Oct 3, 2008
The Sierra Nevada lakes in the area being searched are generally filled with water, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Nancy Upham, but there are dry lake beds in the Nevada mountains not far to the east. Mono County sent four teams totaling about a dozen people into the area Wednesday morning, Stuart said, assisted by helicopters and an airplane from the California Highway Patrol. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Delayed date Sep 25, 2008
The cannon, by the way, is a replica of one that explorer John C. Fremont brought with him before abandoning it in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1844. The line: UNLV by 4. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Hiker's kin halt search Sep 20, 2008
Parsons' friend Alexander "Sandy" Gaston, 61, who met Parsons on a cruise in 1976, said Parsons was visiting him on his way back home after a trip to California where he hiked the Sierra Nevada mountains. Parsons had hiked the same trail where he disappeared on a visit about four years ago, he said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
California deer hunting info Sep 19, 2008
Worst chance: D19 in south Sierra Nevada, 3. 7 percent. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Unraveling a Mystery Sep 17, 2008
In 1942, military authorities suggested that the twin-engine AT-7 had flown 200 miles off course during a training mission on the west side of the Sierra Nevada. It vanished in a storm. (Modesto Bee, CA)
New Geomorphological Index Created For Studying Active Tectonics Of Mountains Sep 16, 2008
Now, researchers from the Universities of Granada and Jaen, alongside scientists from the University of California (Santa Barbara, USA), have developed, based on relief data from the southern edge of the Sierra Nevada, a geomorphological index that analyses land form in relation to active tectonics, applicable to any mountain chain on the planet ... The study has focused on the Padul-D;rcal fault and a series of associated fault structures on the edge of the Sierra Nevada, where over the last 30... (Science Daily)
Obama campaign raises a record $66m in August Sep 15, 2008
in a roller hockey rink in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains. She joked easily about hockey moms, the air show in town, and her husband's Piper Cub plane. (Boston Globe)
Palin touches familiar territory in first stops Sep 15, 2008
In her first solo campaign speech in the lower 48 states on Saturday, Palin addressed a cheering crowd in Carson City, Nevada, in a roller hockey rink in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains. She joked easily about hockey moms, the air show in town and her husband's Piper Cub plane, an outdoorsman's favorite that sits on the lake outside her home in Wasilla, Alaska. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Military aviation took off in the days of WWII Sep 14, 2008
But many young men never made it overseas; they were lost to training missions across the rugged Sierra Nevada. Some confronted bad weather. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Pyrenees Glaciers: Gone In Less Than 50 Years? Sep 6, 2008
Researchers from the University of Cantabria, the Autonomous University of Madrid and Valladolid have produced a summary on the current situation of the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada and Picos de Europa ... In Sierra Nevada, scientists have verified the existence of the southernmost glacier in Europe during the Little Ice Age, under Mediterranean climate conditions, and where factors promoting the accumulation of snow were altitude, orientation (north side) and topographic conditions. (Science Daily)
RANCHERS FACE MORE HURDLES Sep 6, 2008
The result, according to Nancy Rosasco, whose family ran cattle in the western Sierra Nevada for decades, is ranchers will sell their land ... The Forest Service is in the midst of a years-long process of reviewing the grazing plans for allotments throughout the Sierra Nevada ... The Union Democrat Online features news and information for residents and visitors to The Mother Lode, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. (The Union Democrat)
Flights vanished in the Sierra Nevadas Sep 1, 2008
FRESNO, CA 5-5-2007 - MTD JRW SIERRA SNOW 2007 1 - Snow in the Sierra Nevada range in California, May 5, 2007 ... Almost three years after a glacier 70 miles east of Fresno surrendered the first of two mummified airmen, their 66-year-old crash remains one of many enduring aviation mysteries in the sprawling Sierra Nevada. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Family Hike Saved By Tiny Birds Aug 31, 2008
Over lunch recently my good friend John Flinn and I were comparing notes about backpacking trails in California's Sierra Nevada because we both wanted to get back to the mountains. 08. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Perilous peaks an aircraft graveyard Aug 31, 2008
Almost three years after a glacier 70 miles east of Fresno surrendered the first of two mummified airmen, their 66-year-old crash remains one of many enduring aviation mysteries in the sprawling Sierra Nevada. Hundreds of military and private aircraft have fallen here, victims of some of the worlds most dangerous winds, sudden storms, no-way-out canyons or even their own mistakes. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Wine Time: 337 Cabernet Sauvignon Aug 28, 2008
and grown in rocky soil in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. GOES WITH: This is the perfect steak wine. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Breaking Grounds Aug 28, 2008
In her protest Gorden said that the Wukchumni called the hogwallows, Powkawkwitch and they said this was where people left mounds after they finished making the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Numerous Native American villages were cited as well burial sites in Gordens protest including: the Wolasi principal village of Dawa Nawshid, the main Yododo village, Yokol located near Merriam Ranch and the site of the historic Exeter Golf Course, the Wukchumnis principal village , Daiapnusa and two... (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 12-14 Aug 26, 2008
More than 50 microbreweries from the Southwest and elsewhere will be featured, including Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Aspen Brewing Co., Boulder Beer Co., Bristol Brewing Co., Bull Cooper Smith's Pub ng, Deschutes Brewery, Durango Brewing Co., Eske's Brewery, Flagstaff Brewing Co. and others. Performers will include Etta James and the Roots Band, Gov't Mule, John Hiatt and The Ageless Beauties, Joan Osborne, Susan Tedeschi, The Derek Trucks Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Blind Boys of Alabama,... (Montana Standard, MT)
Species retreat to Yosemite's highlands Aug 26, 2008
Jim Patton, a retired professor of zoology at the University of California at Berkeley, had his quarry: the tiny, ash-gray alpine chipmunk, a Sierra Nevada native that is one of the leading sentinels -- and apparent victims -- of climate change in the United States. One century ago, alpine chipmunks owned the upper half of Yosemite. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Travel Briefs Aug 24, 2008
More than 50 microbreweries from the Southwest and elsewhere will be featured, including Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Aspen Brewing Co., Boulder Beer Co., Bristol Brewing Co., Bull Cooper Smith s Pub ng, Deschutes Brewery, Durango Brewing Co., Eske s Brewery, Flagstaff Brewing Co. and others. Performers will include Etta James and the Roots Band, Gov t Mule, John Hiatt and The Ageless Beauties, Joan Osborne, Susan Tedeschi, The Derek Trucks Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Blind Boys of Alabama,... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
GLOBAL WARMING BLAMED FOR BIG MELT Aug 23, 2008
Soon there will not be any glacier to hike to at all, according to Connie Millar, a Sierra Nevada Research Center research geologist ... The smallish glaciers of the Sierra Nevada have received less attention than their larger counterparts in Alaska, Greenland and Antarctica, but they give a better picture of how global warming, is and will, affect California, experts say ... The Union Democrat Online features news and information for residents and visitors to The Mother Lode, Yosemite and the... (The Union Democrat)
Roseanne's Anti-Brangelina Stance Aug 21, 2008
Highbrow: Parsing Roseanne's Anti-Brangelina Stance - Celebritology - Liz Kelly s Celebrity Blog -- A Guide to Celebrity and Entertainment News. Celebritology - Liz Kelly s Celebrity Blog -- A Guide to Celebrity and Entertainment News. (Washington Post)
Find the best fall color Aug 21, 2008
Leaf-peepers also find their way to the Plumas National Forest and other places around Plumas County, in the Sierra Nevada in the eastern part of California. The county seat, Quincy, is about 80 miles from Reno, Nev. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Granada's hidden gardens Aug 21, 2008
Across the way, pencil cypresses frame far-reaching views of the Sierra Nevada. Strolling the Carmen's picturesque, terraced terrain is pleasurable. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wind, Solar, Nuclear, and Electricity Storage Aug 19, 2008
This 1,050 MW capacity installation, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California has a 1,630 foot elevation difference between reservoirs connected through an underground equipment hall carved out of solid granite. The Economics of Storage. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Seifert, Schwarz to wed Aug 16, 2008
The couple will honeymoon in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California and make their home in Juneau. ARTICLE LINKS: | | Reader Comments Disclaimer ng: These comments do not represent the Juneau Empire's views. (Juneau Empire)
The sultan of slide Aug 15, 2008
And though Rogers lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, the Internet delivered our Opinion page conversation to his door, prompting his own response, as well as responses from several of his local fans. One of them, from Salem s Barb Coffey, read thusly. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Fall foliage season is longer than you think Aug 12, 2008
Leaf-peepers also find their way to the Plumas National Forest and other places around Plumas County, in the Sierra Nevada range in the eastern part of California. The county seat, Quincy, is about 80 miles from Reno, Nev. (Concord Monitor)
Mass Extinction Of Amphibians 'Unprecedented' Aug 12, 2008
The Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog is an example of a species under threat of extinction. In 2001, chytridiomycosis was detected in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, and subsequently the authors have documented mass die-offs and the collapse of populations because of outbreaks. (Science Daily)
Mexican cartels grow pot in U.S. national forest Aug 11, 2008
2 million acres in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Some of the workers have established residency in the United States, Boudreaux said. (CNN -- World)
Sea Life Aquarium Opens at Legoland... Aug 7, 2008
Through interactive games, quizzes and play zones, kids can take a journey from the high-alpine Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, to the San Francisco Harbor and into the Pacific Ocean along the state's shoreline. Young visitors can also get up-close-and-personal with a myriad of sea life at a small "touch pool," where naturalists supervise as children touch coral, starfish and more. (Suite101.com)
Sexiest places to elope Aug 2, 2008
But if you're looking for something more down to Earth, where Mother Nature finds her place alongside the happy couple -- with gambling and debauchery never far away -- make tracks for the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains surrounding Reno instead. The myriad ski resorts and public parks perched over crystal-clear Lake Tahoe mean scenic views are standard with any Reno marriage ceremony. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Wie ready for 'roller coaster' ride at PGA tourney Jul 31, 2008
On the side of a mountain hugging the edge of the Sierra Nevada, Michelle Wie is anxious and a bit nervous to tee it up with the men on the PGA Tour for the first time this year. I still get butterflies, said Wie, who the Reno sports books have made a 500-1 longshot in her first PGA Tour event since the Sony Open in her home state of Hawaii in January 2007. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Wildfire threatens homes near Yosemite Park Jul 30, 2008
Authorities said the blaze in a steep, dry river canyon had destroyed 25 homes and had forced the evacuation of 300 others in the Sierra Nevada foothill towns of Midpines and Coulterville. An area of more than 46 square miles (119 square kilometers) of rugged terrain had burned since a target shooter sparked the wildfire on Friday. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Horse, owner reunite after bear scare separates Jul 26, 2008
The Union Democrat Online features news and information for residents and visitors to The Mother Lode, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada ... Whether you travel to visit the area, or are a life-long resident, you'll find The Union Democrat Online to be the source of information on Yosemite, Sonora, Dodge Ridge, the Mother Lode, the Sierra Nevada, Columbia, Twain Harte, Jamestown, Groveland and all the other fine communities of this area. (The Union Democrat)
Tour de Clovis a boost for Valley Jul 24, 2008
The exact routes haven't been finalized, but if Stage 5 finds its way into the Sierra Nevada foothills, or even higher, that could be where the eventual race winner emerges, right into Clovis. It's nice to change up a race course. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Warming West is ground zero for wildfires Jul 22, 2008
The U.S. Forest Service has a study in progress that examines the severity of forest fires in the Sierra Nevada. Hugh Safford, regional ecologist, and analyst Jay Miller led a team investigating about 200 fires that occurred between 1984 and 2007 in the Sierra Nevada ... The greatest increases in forest fires are in the northern Rocky Mountains, followed by the Sierra Nevada, southern Cascades and Coast ranges of Northern California and southern Oregon. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Killings in 'the biggest little city' Jul 19, 2008
Reno is a little city with a big, gritty reputation as a 24-hour-a-day mecca for divorce, gambling and prostitution, and every so often a mighty storm blows in off the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains. Some say it's Mother Nature's way of washing clean the sins of the city. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Body found confirmed as missing hiker Ric DeVan Jul 18, 2008
SAN DIEGO A man's body found in a remote section of the eastern Sierra Nevada Wednesday has been positively identified as missing hiker Ric DeVan, his father said Thursday. A memorial fund has been set up for DeVan's family. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Are local brews better? Jul 17, 2008
Great Divide Titan IPA Left Hand Sawtooth Ale Sierra Nevada Summerfest Victory Prima Pils Ommegang Hennapin Ommegang Three Philosphers Terrapin Rye Pale Ale Sweetwater IPA ... Though not local, I m particularly fond of Sierra Nevada as well, try their Summer Fest. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Body Of Hiker Found In Sierra Nevada Jul 17, 2008
-- A body has been found high in the eastern Sierra Nevada where a Southern California hiker was reported missing early this month, officials said. Inyo County sheriff's spokeswoman Carma Roper says a recovery team is working to bring the body down from the mountains. (KCRA 3, CA)
Body found in Sierras where S.D. hiker missing Jul 17, 2008
A man's body was found early Wednesday in a Sierra Nevada mountain pass where a San Diego hiker has been missing for nearly two weeks, but authorities have yet to confirm that the body is his. Ric DeVan 44, of San Diego, had been reported overdue by his family July 5 after he had gone for a solo hike in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains near Bishop. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
California mountain towns clean up mud flows Jul 16, 2008
A flash flood watch was in effect until late Tuesday in the Sierra Nevada and other areas. Wednesday was expected to be drier, said Gary Sanger, a Weather Service meteorologist in Hanford. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
NASA drone's sensors help battle California wildfires Jul 16, 2008
(07/15/2008 5:30 PM EDT). NASA's Ikhana unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is spotting for the firefighters battling the more than 300 wildfires raging in California this week (June 14). (EETimes)
Heavy rains complicate firefighting efforts Jul 15, 2008
A huge mudslide in an area that was devastated by wildfires last year damaged about 50 homes and caused the temporary closure of a main road in the California town of Independence on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada ... But moist air and calmer winds Sunday morning helped firefighting efforts in the Sierra Nevada foothills. (Montana Standard, MT)
New search under way for pilot Steve Fossett Jul 15, 2008
The search area, with peaks ranging from 10,000 to more than 11,000 feet in elevation, is just east of the even higher Sierra Nevada and about 110 miles south of Reno. Because the area is close to Hilton's ranch, where Fossett was staying, Donato believes it's the best place to search. (CNN -- US)
Thunderstorms bring Calif mudslide danger Jul 15, 2008
Piute Fire spokesman Dee Hines says heavy rain falling Monday in the fire-ravaged area of the southern Sierra Nevada has caused flows of water and mud. It's the third time in three days that the warning has been issued for about 80 homes in the Erskine Creek area. (KRNV.com, NV)
