Quoteszalkowski Quoteryanmj wasnt there a hotel below nevada falls? maybe it was a restraunt See this thread: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?1,8817,8922#msg-8922 Also, see this post and the one immediately following it: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?1,4782,35407#msg-35407by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteryanmj wasnt there a hotel below nevada falls? maybe it was a restraunt See this thread: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?1,8817,8922#msg-8922by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Do you guys read what I write? We do... even though Goatie's English is infinitely superior. (Appreciatively Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 Quoteszalkowski Quotehotrod4x5 It would be cool if the GP hotel had never burned down. Having seen the Glacier Point Hotel, I can assure you that the only ones sad to see it go were the rats that inhabited it.When did it burn and how old are you? Was it ugly? Uglier than the Wawona? Burned in 1969. (I was in my second year of grad. school... you do the math.) Adequate worby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 It would be cool if the GP hotel had never burned down. Having seen the Glacier Point Hotel, I can assure you that the only ones sad to see it go were the rats (and other woodland creatures) that inhabited it.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Quotetomdisco Chick-on's girlfriend is pregnant already? She looked like that when I met her.... Pleasantly plump. Rubenesque. (Artistically Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteMom Another candidate for a Fleecing of America award. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/03/AR2010090302200.htmlby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Many mental disorders are hereditary: http://www.medicinenet.com/mental_illness/article.htmby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDavid It is my understanding that Sunrise will be open for only a very short time Aug 20 to Sept 5. This is the current plan. Hardly seems worth it... unless they just want to give the pack mules some exercise.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotechick-on Hope you enjoy. I'm no cinnamon-faux-tog-ruffer. Feel free to call it Chick-on Falls... It's spectacular. We know. Give our compliments to Goatie for the video. (Photogenically Yours) The Marmots P.S. Chick-on Falls Down all of the time... no reason to single out this location.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteFrank Furter Non Campus Mentis? http://www.amazon.com/Non-Campus-Mentis-According-Students/dp/0761122745 (word of explanation: non compos mentis refers to someone who is not of sound mind. Hence the play on words for book title.) If Prof. Henriksson compiles a follow-up treatise, one wonders if he would accept contributions from yosemitenews.info for a Native American historby szalkowski - General Discussion
QuoteOhnivy-Drak Quotebill-e-g This is a two year old thread.... but on 108 west of Sonora Pass is this gem: Column of the Giants http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,28379 Takes about an hour enjoying it from my recollection. Is it considered bad forum etiquette to bring back threads from the catacombs? Not at all.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteplawrence Quoteszalkowski Quoteparklover The restoration of the views is not just for photographers but for everyone that comes to the park to see the views. Personally, my husband and I were upset that one of the trees at Tunnel View was cut down because we used it to add interest to some of our pictures. Discovery View: http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.715376,-119.680783&spn=0,0by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave Notice the guys in the pictures don't look very happy? It's 136F and 100% humidity in there. We thought that maybe they just were DNC employees. (Warmly Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - General Discussion
Quoteparklover The restoration of the views is not just for photographers but for everyone that comes to the park to see the views. Personally, my husband and I were upset that one of the trees at Tunnel View was cut down because we used it to add interest to some of our pictures.quote] Discovery View: http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.715376,-119.680783&spn=0,0.001692&t=h&z=19&aby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotebigpapa I have a group of 6 heading down-river starting at Tuolumne on Aug. 20. Been trying to reach a human up at Tuolumne for weeks now. The phone rings until it hangs up. Keep treking...........and leave no trace!!!!!!!!!! The phones apparently are still out at Tuolumne Meadows: http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,42575,42578#msg-42578 The ringing that you hear is merby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave We could do worse. Viewing all the possible options in one sector, that is painfully obvious.by szalkowski - General Discussion
Last week, to a small group of people, I made the same observation as that seen in the fourth and third paragraphs from the end of the article. One person went completely wacko/defensive over my comment.by szalkowski - General Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 QuoteDave Quotehotrod4x5Conifers don't grow in meadows because it is too wet.Uh..... isn't that what I have been saying?Ya I guess. You said it was the seasonal flooding, and it's my understanding that it's the year round moisture content in the soil in the meadows. But I suppose you can assume that moisture is caused by the flooding, I dunno.by szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteDave Many of these trees have grown in historically treeless areas BECAUSE of human activities. Drive along Southside Drive, all those trees on the left shouldn't be there. The building of that road disturbed the water flow and allowed trees to grow in an area that was otherwise too wet. Just past Bridalveil Straight, the last pullout on the left, you can see a glacial moraine. In the springby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I would think that gluing all the rockfalls back into place would be part of this process to restore "historic views." Trees grow. Rocks fall. Meadows turn into forests. The earth naturally evolves. It seems that the people most adament in attempting to arrest time are those that either can't adapt or have an economic interest. (Added note: on the other hand, I've heard someonby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotehotrod4x5 We rafted on Tenaya, starting at the picnic area on the eastern shore, went 3/4 the way across before returning. Where exactly is the outlet? Didn't see one. SW edge of the lake... right where all the maps indicate that it is. (Cartographically Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
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http://my.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20110721/b8f9abd6-7460-4255-a855-fa2977164161by szalkowski - General Discussion
Quotechick-on. That's my cousin. The Blue Grouse. Like me... it's harmless. Now you know where the saying "Being in a blue funk pink grouse" came from. From an online dictionary: Grouse (grous) Informal intr.v. groused, grous·ing, grous·es To complain; grumble. n. A cause for complaint; a grievance (Educationally Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteAlmostThere Wow, I'm oblivious. Been driving by that for years.... Naw... they just moved it. Haven't seen the EIR, but we think that it is part of the plan to restrict vehicle access to Downtown Yosemite. (Obstructionally Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - General Discussion
“Making Supper Safe”: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/books/la-ca-discoveries-20110717,0,423256.story Where the Wild Things still are: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/books/la-ca-word-play-20110703,0,3963286.story “The Chicken Chronicles”: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/books/la-ca-discoveries-20110501,0,7505736.story (Not sure what section of theby szalkowski - General Discussion
Quoteplawrence I thought you would have flown to a higher perch... Point of Information: A check of the FAA database ( see Section 7-6-4 in http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/Chap7/aim0706.html ) reveals that no sightings of giant FPPs (Flying Pink Pears) have ever been reported in the Sierra Sector. (UnidentifiedUnflyingObjectively Yours) The Marmotsby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuotevitaminC Quotechick-on That's actually LeConte. Not Waterwheel. Waterwheel is a little bit further downstream. (maybe the sun was in your eyes) (I'm yoking) Hmmm, possible I guess, though Google images would suggest otherwise. My map and map reading skills are do not have high-accuracy At any rate, even if it was "Chick-On Falls" it would still be awesome and people wouby szalkowski - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
In searching on Google Maps this morning, I noticed something seemingly "slightly amiss" in the labels. Zooming in, it seems that Google has decided to relocate Mt. Whitney to Yosemite Valley: http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.720763,-119.562836&spn=0.527929,0.866547&t=h&z=10by szalkowski - General Discussion