Sierra Nevada
Spanish snowboarder Ruben Verges falls during the Men's Half-Pipe final race at the Snowboard and FreeStyle World Cup Super finals at Sierra Nevada ski resort near Granada on March 27, 2013.
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Unique public-private partnerships like the one between NASA and Sierra Nevada Corporation are creating an industry capable of building the next generation of rockets and spacecraft that will carry U.S. astronauts to the scientific proving ground of low-Earth orbit
Colorado is a mile closer to space and home to some of the nation's most innovative aerospace companies including United Launch Alliance (ULA), Sierra Nevada Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
The craft beer market has such local focus. It wouldn't surprise me in a year and half or two if (Sockeye, Payette, and Crooked Fence) are all selling as much beer here as Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Sam Adams and Deschutes.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Scenic historic route for California Zephyr train
address system, detailing the history of Donner Pass and the Transcontinental Railroad.Donner Pass, the passage over the Sierra Nevada, received its name from the infamous group of pioneers from the Midwest who attempted to reach California during the winter Read more »
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Lion attack kills 26-year-old volunteer intern at private California zoo
to answer questions or provide more details.Sheriff's deputies responding to an emergency call from Cat Haven, in the Sierra Nevada foothills about 45 miles east of Fresno , found the woman severely injured and still lying inside the enclosure with the lion Read more »
Around the web
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Top 23 wonders of the Sierra Nevada
California, and the mountains occupy a huge swath of the state—400 miles north to south and 70 miles east to west. We see the Sierra Nevada only in bits. We nibble at them. For every Yosemite, the Sierra holds hundreds of equally lovely but barely known alpine from Sunset Read more »
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History Friday: Stranded in the Death Valley
gold was discovered in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada in 1848, it didn’t take very long for word to get out. From the eastern United States, California was then a six-month journey by mule trail or covered wagon over land – that or a long sea from Chicago Boyz Read more »
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Agencies ask the public to practice proper food storage and trash disposal in bear country
when living in or visiting bear country. There are an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 American black bears living in the Sierra Nevada and sharing habitat with the human population. Spring is the time of year when bears emerge from their winter dens in search of from YubaNet Read more »
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Tour Yosemite and the Sierra in an Epic Time-Lapse Video
out under the stars of Yosemite and the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains, photographer Tony Rowell spent many moonlit nights capturing gorgeous time-lapses of the region’s impeccable scenery. The result of all his hard work has been compiled in the video from The Atlantic Read more »
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Nasa Begins Tests Of 'Dream Chaser' Mini Space Shuttle (PICTURES) (VIDEO)
CO - FEBRUARY 5: In this photo provided by NASA, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver talks during a press conference with Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser spacecraft in the background at the University of Colorado at Boulder on February 5, 2011 in Boulder, Colorado. from The Huffington Post Read more »
