FLYING ABOVE THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAIN RANGE The Sierra Madre mountain range serves as Luzon's natural shield against typhoons, demonstrating its vital role in protecting the populated areas of the Luzon region in the Philippines. Just recently, the Sierra Madre proved its role as being a "natural fortress" by weakening super typhoon Uwan when it crossed Luzon. I would like to share a video of our flight over the stunning Sierra Madre mountains as we traveled from Subic to Baler. I hope that thi

Did you know . . . 💡 The Sierra National Forest map that accompanies the Forest Order of recreation site, road, and trail closures (05-15-00-23-17) is georeferenced. Download the PDF of the Roads, Trails, and Recreation Site Closures map to your mobile device ( fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1125042.pdf ). Upload that PDF to the Avenza app. You’ll see your location—a blue dot—on the map, even if you’re offline. The attached video clip shows you what it looks like. You can get other Si

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