Yvon Chouinard is a rock star. I’m sure Facebook, Palantir, and the AI companies will all do this. (Yes, that’s sarcasm.)

Mon-Tue next week, a pretty cold and fairly strong system will bring a ~48 hr period of heavy snow to multiple portions of the Mountain West, especially the Sierra Nevada (where multiple feet are likely at peaks). Mountain highway travel will be difficult to impossible.

Our new Border collie puppy, Finn, enjoying his first snow day. This was before the snow got about a foot deep!

We received about 16” of snow a few days ago. Now it’ll be 68 degrees on Friday, 25 degrees above normal.

Purple phacelia cascades out of a dry wash into a sea of desert gold. Death Valley wildflower blooms are highly variable, like the rainfall. Some locations are less intense than in 2016, some are more but less than the best spots in 2016. #deathvalley #NationalPark #wildflowers

The 2026 Death Valley Super Bloom is underway! jeffsullivanphotography.com/2026/03/12/202… #California #travel #ThePhotoHour #NikonNoFilter