The book is not for the faint of heart. It's an exhaustively researched, sprightly account of nearly 900 fatalities in Yosemite's 156 years of recorded history...
Thanks for the notice. I've been meaning to order this book. It's by Butch Farrabee and if he wrote it, you know it's going to be good. Butch was one of the...
MODERATOR'S NOTE: I've been away from the keyboard a few days; sorry for the delay in the delivery of this post: According to the National Park Service...
I had ordered the book a couple of weeks ago from Amazon, and it just showed up today. Just opening it somewhere in the middle and reading, it was hard to put ...
Kevin Umberger, I have tried emailing you at your regular address about the book I sent you on Yosemite over a month ago. Please contact me and let me know...
Hi, Well we did it ,and are already in the planning stages for a fall trip . We camped in Upper pines for 3 days (rained heavily for 2) and in Wawona for 2...
Glad you had a blast! It's pretty hard not to when there! Consider your trip a very unique experience. The average Yosemite visitor doesn't get the ...
Good to hear it all worked out. I have a rain story too. Last August I was in the Valley on the shuttle envious of the kids in the river on there rafts when a...
From http://www.latimes.com/news/la-tr-yosemite27may27,0,3169943,full.story?coll=la-tot-topstories Without foreign workers, U.S. parks struggle Visa delays are...
Boo Hoo!!! Too damn bad. I can't feel the least sorry for the concession. In my 30 years in the park as both Park Service and working for the concession,...
I much rather have a shortage of labor at places like Yosemite than the crime and graffiti done in my neighborhood. In fact, I'd love to have no illegal...
Part of the reason why they can't find Americans to work in the national parks is that the baby boomers are retiring. Over the years there has been a big...
RE: the concessionair for Yosemite National Park: after more than 4 years of working for the official concessionair for Yosemite, I have finally left the Park...
Willing minimum wage earners are hard to find. Even illegals often don't want to work for minimum wage in many cases. Yosemite has a monogomous relationship...
Howdy Gang! I just got back from Yosemite. Let me remind you all that I too used to live and work in the park. I remember deplorable conditions to live in, and...
Correction: I meant to say in my last post, but got it reversed, that it was 80% overnight and 20% day-tripper visitation in the 60's. And, that it reversed to...
It seems a bit naive to complain about the state of the park when you're there at Memorial Day Weekend. Even if the concessions were adequately staffed (which...
In a message dated 5/31/2007 10:00:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, glennwilliamspdx@... writes: This isn't just about the concession, though; it's endemic...
It may also seem "a bit naive", that the Yosemite National Park Service intends to eventually force the public to park outside the park and ride a shuttle in,...
I put up a new album of photos here. Most are from my trip to the valley in May of this year, but a few are from a few years ago as well. I'm no pro...
(Note: I got this message probably intended for the group; the reply to Alan bounced, so I've forwarded it to the group) From: "Alan" <alanmjones@...> ...
Good photos Glen. The older one of Yosemite Falls during the 2005 flood is pretty amazing. Having just returned from the valley and seen the falls a bit weak...
10 of us took the Panorama from Glacier to Nevada - Up Half Dome and back down the mist trail - a year ago in June. We had 2 vans drop us off at 5:00 AM and...
Two of my sons and I headed to the valley for a Half Dome trip last week; we were heading up Wednesday, and stayed at Upper Pines for a couple of extra nights....
