That photo makes it look like Zion National Park.by Bob Weaver - General Discussion
Cliff, thanks for your great collection of old photos. I have come across some of them before, when browsing around for old photos of Yosemite. Just to add a small footnote to this thread: the movie "The Caine Mutiny" (1954) includes a few seconds of the actual firefall, when one of the characters takes a vacation to Yosemite with his fianceé. This is the only footage I have ever seenby Bob Weaver - General Discussion
Sorry about it... I have had too many pictures ripped off in the past. I'm scared to put a picture online any more.by Bob Weaver - General Discussion
That is cool. Thank you for the link.by Bob Weaver - General Discussion
Thank you very much. I'll take a look at the maps and might just do that. I prefer walking and pushing the chair rather than driving, if the distance is not long.by Bob Weaver - General Discussion
Thanks, I will read those. And as an aside, I am frequently pissed off at how people label themselves "disabled" when they truly aren't. I have often looked for a parking space while I have watched a large truck park in the disabled spot at a store, and seen the occupants bounce out of the truck and run into the store - clearly not disabled at all, they simply happen to be in possessionby Bob Weaver - General Discussion
Thank you for your reply. Do you remember if it is a paved path or dirt? Thanks.by Bob Weaver - General Discussion
ok thanksby Bob Weaver - General Discussion
Can anyone provide specific directions to get to Fern Springs, the famous tiny waterfall photographed by Ansel Adams and others? I know it is in the vicinity of the Pohono Bridge, but where? I must have driven right past it last year. Are there signs on the road for it? Is it near the road or is a hike required to get to it? Thanks for your help.by Bob Weaver - General Discussion
That seems kind of odd - to allow a wheelchair if it is self-propelled by the occupant of the wheelchair, but not if it is pushed from behind by an attendant such as me. Last year I pushed her up to the base of Yosemite Falls, and partway up to to Bridalveil Falls, but the trail was wet, so I was a little afraid I might lose control of the wheelchair on the wet part, so I didn't take her all theby Bob Weaver - General Discussion
I really want to do Glacier Point, because the road to it wasn't open yet on the day we were there last year. All we did last year were Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove. This year we are going to do Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point and the entire Tioga Road if it is open (I'm gambling that it will be open by June 4th.) My Mom seems to have a pretty strong fear of viewpoints so I don't think she'sby Bob Weaver - General Discussion
Thanks very much! The shuttle bus actually seemed easier and more convenient than trying to drive around and find parking, get her in and out of the car over and over, etc. As far as Mirror Lake, I would be able to take her to the edge of the lake in the wheelchair but not on any trails, right? I read that Mirror Lake is gradually becoming a meadow as the years pass.by Bob Weaver - General Discussion
I'm bringing my Mom to Yosemite again in early June. We were there last May. She is 90 and in a wheelchair. I appreciate the extent that the park has gone to to accomodate wheelchair-bound visitors. I've been studying the accessibility guide but I can't get a clear picture in my mind of the Happy Isles area and its accessibility. That is one part of the park we did not make it to last year and I'by Bob Weaver - General Discussion