national forest
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The avalanche was a football field in length, said Chris Feutrier, a forest supervisor for the Tahoe National Forest.
Was it better than the reset I get after a massage in the San Gabriel Valley or a hike in the Angeles National Forest?
From Los Angeles Times
Gallatin River in the Gallatin National Forest near Bozeman: The stirring fly-fishing scene at the end of “A River Runs Through It” is memorable for its Robert Redford voice-over: “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it…. I am haunted by waters.”
The storm dumped more than an inch of rain in Ojai in Ventura County, nearly three-quarters of an inch in downtown Los Angeles and dropped rain at nearly .75 inches an hour in the Angeles National Forest, triggering a flash flood warning.
From Los Angeles Times
Angeles National Forest officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the closure order has sparked a social media backlash from experienced climbers who argue their access should not be limited because of mistakes made by the unskilled and untrained.
From Los Angeles Times
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