Day: October 19, 2005
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View straight down from Half Dome
View straight down from Half Dome Originally uploaded by rbackman. I didn’t recognize the photographer in this shot at first. Ryan had sent me an email a few months back asking about good backpacking and hiking within Yosemite and which I’d recommend. Looks like Ryan and his wife had a great time and took lots…
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The Ahwahnee, National Historic Landmark
The Ahwahnee, National Historic Landmark Originally uploaded by Chuck and Vicki Rogers. Another great shot from Chuck and Vicki Rogers of the Ahwahnee Hotel. There’s a note on flickr.com from a viewer about Ansel Adams playing piano at the Ahwahnee. It is, in fact, true. Ansel was an accomplished pianist at a very young age…
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The Ahwahnee by Gilbert Stanley Underwood
The Ahwahnee by Gilbert Stanley Underwood Originally uploaded by Chuck and Vicki Rogers. Chuck and Vicki Rogers took this great shot of the Ahwahnee Lodge. Though the Ahwahnee is shaded in trees now it once stood at the edge of a meadow. There also used to be a golf course or so I’m told. Did…
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Curry Village
YNP1_DSC_0091 Originally uploaded by justinm. Justin took this great pic of Curry Village. In case you’ve never been to Curry Village the “room and board” is a little more rustic than most other hotels in the park. Curry Village is famous for its tent cabins. Each cabin is usually a bed (or two) and a…
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Only A Few Days Left Until Yosemite Climbing Art Auction
Just a few more days until the Yosemite Climbing Association art auction at the Ansel Adams Gallery and it sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun. There’s going to be lots of great artwork by some of the greats artists of our time including: Galen Rowell, Greg Epperson, Vern Clevenger, Chris Falkenstein,…