Big Pine

He failed to return or contact his family as expected on May 5, which led to them reporting him missing a few days later.

Saline Valley, where Bob was supposedly going to visit and spend some time, is in a remote area of the National Park, with the 55-mile drive from Big Pine taking close to three hours because of the rugged road.

His keys and cell phone were found in his truck at his campsite, a broken-down Ford F-240-350 longbed.

Inyo County Search and Rescue has been scouring the area near and around Saline Valley for any sign of Bob, but nothing has been discovered at all as to where he could have gone or what could have happened to him.

You are driving east from the Owens Valley on California State Route 168, and the road is climbing.

The desert floor behind you sits at roughly 1200 metres above sea level, a flat expanse of sage and alkali dust stretching south toward the town of Big Pine, which is the last real settlement you pass through.

and which is already 40 kilometers behind you now, shrinking into the haze that pools in the deepest valley in the American West.

The Sierra Nevada stands to the west, an enormous wall of granite and snow that blocks the Pacific moisture and casts this entire valley into permanent rain shadow.

Less than 30 centimetres of precipitation falls here in an average year.

Most of it comes as snow, which sublimes directly back into the atmosphere without ever melting into liquid water.

The nearest town, Big Pine, is 40 kilometres downhill and a world away in terms of climate and biology.

Up here, on the Dolomite, the bristlecone pines have the landscape almost entirely to themselves.

Conducted by the North Fork Singers.

Celebration of Life will be held on October 24th, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Ross Stone's Compound at 420 North Piper Street, Big Pine, California.

Burial will be conducted at Woodman Cemetery in Big Pine, California.

Well, I'm Jason Brown bringing the news.

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He failed to return or contact his family as expected on May 5, which led to them reporting him missing a few days later.

Saline Valley, where Bob was supposedly going to visit and spend some time, is in a remote area of the national park, with the 55-mile drive from Big Pine taking close to three hours because of the rugged road.

His keys and cell phone were found in his truck at his campsite, a broken-down Ford F240/350 long bed.

Inyo County Search and Rescue has been scouring the area near and around Saline Valley for any sign of Bob, but nothing has been discovered at all as to where he could have gone or what could have happened to him.

He failed to return or contact his family as expected on May 5, which led to them reporting him missing a few days later.

Saline Valley, where Bob was supposedly going to visit and spend some time, is in a remote area of the national park, with the 55-mile drive from Big Pine taking close to three hours because of the rugged road.

His keys and cellphone were found in his truck at his campsite, a broken-down Ford F240/350 long bed.

Inyo County Search and Rescue has been scouring the area near and around Saline Valley for any sign of Bob, but nothing has been discovered at all as to where he could have gone or what could have happened to him.

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Well, last night was National Night Out in Big Pine, and we had a wonderful time getting out and seeing the people in Big Pine.

Thank you to all who came out and supported, and to all the agencies and law enforcement groups who made last night so much fun.

Well, what should you be looking for on our website? The Inyo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting, I believe is actually a special meeting for October 12th.

And Inyo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting October 13th at 8.30 a.m. is on our website as well.

We can also find an interview with Scott Marcelin, the incumbent for the Inyo County Board of Supervisors Candidate District 3. and Dr. Claudia Moya Tanner, incumbent Bishop Unified School District candidate.

Well, the Bishop Fire Department and Big Pine Fire Department, as well as the Independence Volunteer Fire Departments, all have open houses tonight.

Times are approximately 6 to 8 p.m. We've shared previous in the news reports what Big Pine and Bishop are doing, but we haven't had the opportunity to share what Independence is doing.

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Elections.Inyokounty.us. On October 4, 2026, at approximately 9.41 p.m., Inyo County Sheriff's Office personnel attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcycle on US 395 south of Big Pine.

The rider failed the yield and fled, reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour before turning onto dirt roads.

Due to unsafe road and visibility conditions, the pursuit was discontinued.

More on this can be found on our website at SierraWave.net. Well, here's a free event, National Night Out.

It's tonight, Tuesday, October 6th.

It's put on by Inyo County Sheriff's Office and they're hosting the National Night Out at Mendenhall Park in Big Pine this year.

It's going to be from 4 to 7 p.m.

And then I went on a wilderness rites of passage with an organization called the School of Lost Borders.

They're based out of Big Pine, California.

And basically went on the rite of passage and it was the first time that I had spent, you know, an extended period of time in the woods.

And that for me was the moment where I was also like, wow, I really want to be able to provide space like this.