Showing posts with label Sentinel Falls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sentinel Falls. Show all posts
Thursday, May 10, 2018

The Sentinels of Yosemite Valley: Giving Them a Bit of Respect

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Let's consider for a moment that this is anyplace else in the world. You look up and see a waterfall that is 1,920 feet high, falling ...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The Unsung Waterfalls of Yosemite Valley

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One takes their chance when deciding to visit Yosemite Valley in the springtime. The storms of winter are never quite done by then, and yo...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Yosemite's Waterfall Riches: When the Junior Varsity Team Outdoes Everyone Else's Varsity

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Ribbon Falls (1,612 feet) just west of El Capitan. The colorful red trees aren't fall colors; they're conifers killed by Californi...
Saturday, May 7, 2016

Yosemite's Dance of the Seven Veils: The Valley on a Rainy Day

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She freed and floated on the air her arms Above dim veils that hid her bosom's charms... The veils fell round her like thin coiling...
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Saturday, December 20, 2014

If These Cliffs Could Talk: The Cliffs of the Ah-wah-nee that Never Got Legends

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Do you know these places? Would a place that has cliffs like these merit being declared a national park? Thankfully, these rocky pr...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Omigosh, They Sold Yosemite Falls to Retire the National Debt! Whatever Will We Do??

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I think they're gonna use it in a new amusement park! I'M KIDDING! I just wanted you to think about something. Yosemite Falls is jus...
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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Under the Volcano: Changing the Emphasis -Part 3

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Yosemite Valley is one of the most familiar of our national parks, but this week I have been trying to tease out some of the valley sights t...