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Hiking the Cactus to Clouds Route in Palm Springs, Calif.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dina Mishev |Max Whittaker

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Cactus to Clouds, on Mount San Jacinto near Palm Springs, Calif., has been rated the fifth-hardest day hike in America. Credit...
Hiking the Cactus to Clouds Route in Palm Springs, Calif.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dina Mishev |Max Whittaker

The steep trail near the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was covered in inches of spongy fallen needles and peppered with ankle-twisting pine cones. It was also shady, which felt remarkable after the first seven miles of the grueling Cactus to Clouds hike offered little more than a brittlebush leaf's worth of relief. I had already hiked up 7,549 vertical feet and still had about 3,000 to go to the top of Mount San Jacinto, a granite crag towering just west of Palm Springs, Calif.
Flame-Stoking Winds Are Set to Ease Soon in Los Angeles

Jan 16, 2025 | phillytrib.com | Max Whittaker

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Bomberos mexicanos se unen a las labores de extinción del incendio de Palisades

Jan 16, 2025 | infobae.com | Christine Hauser |Max Whittaker

Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025)WildfiresFires and FirefightersLos Angeles (Calif)Pacific Palisades (Calif)MexicoLa tarea del primer equipo internacional que se unió a las labores de contención era vigilar los lugares donde los incendios pudieran reavivarse y propagarse de nuevo. No había ni una llama a la vista cuando un equipo de bomberos, recién llegados de México, se dispuso el martes a buscar por el terreno cubierto de maleza sobre el barrio de Pacific Palisades de Los Ángeles.
Bomberos mexicanos se unen a las labores de extinción del incendio de Palisades

Jan 16, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christine Hauser |Max Whittaker

No había ni una llama a la vista cuando un equipo de bomberos, recién llegados de México, se dispuso el martes a buscar por el terreno cubierto de maleza sobre el barrio de Pacific Palisades de Los Ángeles. Pero su misión era esencial: buscar rastros de humo y rescoldos dejados por el incendio de Palisades, que ya había quemado la zona donde buscaban, pero que aún estaba contenido en menos de un 20 por ciento. Es un trabajo meticuloso.
Mexican Firefighters Watch for Hot Spots From the Palisades Fire

Jan 15, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christine Hauser |Max Whittaker

Mexican Firefighters Watch for Hot Spots From the Palisades FireThe firefighters were part of the first international team to join the effort to contain the Los Angeles-area blazes. A crew of firefighters from Mexico, part of a delegation that included soldiers and civil protection officers, was the first international team to join the firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area this week. Jan.
Mexican Firefighters Watch for Hot Spots From the Palisades Fire

Jan 15, 2025 | flipboard.com | Christine Hauser |Max Whittaker

2 hours agoKarina Maher and Michael Kovac, an architect, built their Los Angeles home with fire-resistant and sustainable features. When the Palisades fire broke out, their house remained intact while others around it were destroyed. The design of their home focuses on resilience, using eco-friendly materials …
NEV CAUCUSES 4

Feb 8, 2024 | buffalonews.com | Max Whittaker

A sign directs Republican voters to caucus at the Fandango Casino in Carson City, Nev., on Feb. 8, 2024. Trump, who chose to participate in the caucuses in Nevada instead of the primary, is all but assured to pick up every one of Nevada‚Äôs 26 delegates, as he is the only major candidate on the ballot. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
FIRE BOOK

Jan 17, 2024 | buffalonews.com | Max Whittaker

FILE — Members of the Delta Conservation Crew, made up of inmate firefighters, hike out from clearing a fire line on the Walbridge Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex fire, in Healdsburg, Calif., Aug. 23, 2020. In a new book, Manjula Martin explores her accommodation to life in Northern California in an era of increasingly extreme weather. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
TRUMP ENDORSEMENTS 3

Jan 4, 2024 | buffalonews.com | Max Whittaker

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save FILE — Trump supporters cheer Former President Donald Trump as he arrives at a campaign rally in Reno, Nev., on Dec. 17, 2023. The former president keeps careful watch over his endorsements from elected Republicans, aided by a disciplined and methodical behind-the-scenes operation.