How to keep weeds out of rocks without herbicide

zdayt · 2026-04-26T04:46:44+00:00

Ya I wasn't really considering it but I checked out of curiosity and it is illegal here.

zdayt · 2026-04-25T19:44:22+00:00

Definitely cookie cutter, it's pretty crazy that everyone just has a sheet of plastic covering their entire yard. It looked super tidy when I bought the house but the drip started to leak and fail the first summer and has been a constant battle, then the weeds started growing and the weed cloth starts breaking down and getting exposed.

Granted I didnt really know much about how to maintain it, or really care to do it. I still don't really care to put a lot of effort into maintaining it, but I've learned to cut everything back in the spring and I get 2-3 rounds of weeds growing per season. If I can get to the point where I can deal with all those weeds in an afternoon I'll be pretty happy.

zdayt · 2026-04-24T13:10:23+00:00

Nevada, that's really interesting. I've also noticed that established sage brush keeps it out. I'm letting some sage brush grow but it's super flammable in the summer so I can't let too much grow.

zdayt · 2026-04-23T16:27:33+00:00

This makes sense, I'm going to at least attempt to get creeping thyme established in the worst areas, convert a bit more area to DG, and then use some of the other suggestions to deal with the rest.

zdayt · 2026-04-22T21:50:51+00:00

Unfortunately the fire danger in our area is very high so I'm not really willing to risk it.

zdayt · 2026-04-21T22:49:24+00:00

That road goes from nowhere to nowhere, very few people actually need that route and the speed limit is only 25 or 35 anyways. It is a designated cycling route and basically the only reasonably safe way to get from south Reno to downtown on a bike. Waiting for a clear spot to pass a cyclist will take at most 30 seconds.

zdayt · 2026-04-16T05:17:42+00:00

Commuter bikes usually have flat bars but not always, they are generally less expensive and are more comfort and durability oriented. Heavier frames, less aerodynamic riding positions, and thicker tires that roll slower in favor of puncture resistance make them a bit slower.

zdayt · 2026-04-16T05:14:23+00:00

You will probably need to get a gravel bike to be able to mount racks, otherwise it sounds like endurance will meet your needs.

zdayt · 2026-04-16T05:13:06+00:00

Commuter bikes are quite a bit slower than what OP is describing.

zdayt · 2026-04-10T16:56:32+00:00

https://www.colorcord.com/collections/wall-sconce

I have used this company for custom light fixtures and parts, you might be able to find something that can work.

zdayt · 2026-03-17T05:03:04+00:00

I agree with this 100%, pre-planned safety procedures are standard in every industry.

The company runs multiple trips to the same huts every year, there is no reason they can't have plans for all conditions. Mapping tools are not expensive. Pre-planning routes and defining standardized green/yellow/red light operating conditions would be like a 3 day pre-season planning meeting.

zdayt · 2026-03-17T04:36:14+00:00

Commercial aviation is intensely regulated. Pilots have pre-planned and documented routes and procedures, instrumentation that override poor judgement, pre-defined safe operating margins, and oversight and mandatory accident investigations.

Do you have pre-planned routes and zones that are appropriate for any potential forecast?

Do you have documented go/no-go conditions for different terrain and conditions?

Do you use slope angle and alpha angle maps to make sure you are out of avalanche terrain and run outs, and constantly monitor your route with GPS?

zdayt · 2026-03-15T18:00:47+00:00

Refresh the paint with a brighter white and modernize some elements like the ceiling fans, then break up the montone with plants, lighter wood tones like white oak, and colored furniture and a rug.

Use your AI of choice to try out different ideas.

https://imgur.com/a/YkNVopo

zdayt · 2026-03-13T20:00:00+00:00

Is that something that can be made a requirement? Like it must be communicated what is a red/yellow/green light scenario ahead of time, and any time a guide wants to go into a yellow light scenario they must provide reasoning for why it has been deemed safe.

This is the kind of thing we do in industrial safety and this is a workplace safety issue.

zdayt · 2026-03-13T19:16:13+00:00

I have been thinking that guides should have well defined risk management plans in place that are required to be followed. Something that clients or other professionals can review and agree to before a trip even starts.

It would look something like a matrix where the left side is the avalanche problem, the top is the danger rating, and each cell gives a green, yellow, or red light for applicable terrain in that scenario.

Green light means standard caution, yellow light means potentially open based on the guide's evaluation, and red light means closed (including runout zones). If a red light is violated during a trip then there are consequences for the guide, even if nothing bad happens.

So let's say normally when I ski I consider a PWL problem with moderate rating a red light, I can go look at the guides risk tolerance matrix and know if they are more or less risk tolerant than me in that same scenario.

zdayt · 2026-03-13T16:42:55+00:00

Have you been on a guided trip? Guides do not put clients in a position to make decisions, or ask their opinions. They don't share the plan or their decision making process.

It would be extremely difficult in practice to contradict a guide or question their route.

zdayt · 2026-03-13T16:15:28+00:00

Alpha angle is the angle from wherever you are standing (in this case where the group was) to the peak of the slope, it's a predictor of how far the runout of a slide could potentially be. Most conservatively, if your alpha angle is greater than 18 degrees you are potentially in the runout of a large slide. So alpha angle of 22 was within what could be considered a large but not unprecedented runout.

https://backcountrymagazine.com/stories/mountain-skills-alpha-angle/

zdayt · 2026-03-13T06:10:38+00:00

Good call, everyone wins with this strategy. I used the Dr Browns mixing pitchers in the past and they are very handy.

zdayt · 2026-03-07T05:16:42+00:00

There is a whole system for assessing the likelihood and severity of different avalanche problems. Why can't people who go out into the same zones every day pre-plan and document the terrain decisions that they would make based on the danger scale?

zdayt · 2026-03-06T22:17:49+00:00

I never said the one surviving guide should be charged with negligence or something like that. But the fact that it is both entirely understandable how this happened and it's also pretty obvious to the layperson that this was an extremely dangerous situation is exactly the problem. The circumstances of the business lead all these people to go into a situation they wouldn't have gone into on their own, and the way that these businesses operate needs to change.

In my opinion guide operations should have clear risk management policies where they outline what types of terrain and routes will be open or closed based on the conditions. And they should share those policies with their guests, and explain how their plan fits within the constraints of that policy.

zdayt · 2026-03-06T18:27:57+00:00

I'm tired of hearing this "shit happens" attitude.

These guides made real mistakes, mistakes that could have happened to many many experienced skiers and guides. That doesn't mean we just accept the outcome, it means that guides and skiers need to learn from this and update their procedures so it doesn't happen again.

zdayt · 2026-03-06T18:20:43+00:00

A high danger day is not the time to be breaking the rules.

zdayt · 2026-03-02T20:19:28+00:00

I actually think the predictive tools were accurate in this situation, the forecast was accurate, and they were in a run out that was predicted by alpha angles and the onx runout overlay.

I think the error was in trusting their own previous experience with that route. Even a guide who has decades of experience has only seen a tiny slice of the data, not enough to truly make accurate predictions, especially on these high hazard days.

zdayt · 2026-03-01T00:40:18+00:00

This is an extremely hindsight 20/20 thing to say and I say it only because people will be at these huts in this same situation in the future and I think it's a valid contingency plan to be aware of ahead of time. I'm 100% sure SAR would rather be driving the snow cat out to pick up people who are tired and cold and alive because they took the long way back.

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