Forest Service seeks comment on geothermal plans

04/17/11 The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is seeking public comment on the suitability of geothermal leasing on some of its ranger districts in Nevada and Northern California.

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GPS led Canadian couple into harsh backcountry

05/11/11 MOUNTAIN CITY, Nev. -- At about 6,000 feet in a narrow valley surrounded by bulbous, snowcapped mountains, this tiny northeastern Nevada town sits roughly two hours from anywhere, in the middle of nowhere. It's that remoteness and grandeur that apparently drew Rita and Albert Chretien to the area around Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest as they made their way from Canada to Las Vegas. Albert ...

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Blind faith in GPS has history of lost travelers

05/11/11 PORTLAND -- The experience of a Canadian couple that followed the directions of a GPS device, only to get horribly lost, is not new for unsuspecting travelers in the Northwest. Rita and Albert Chretien were traveling from British Columbia to Las Vegas and took a route via their GPS that led them into the remote Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. They eventually got stuck in mud on a ...

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