NP - Yosemite

1979

And I’ve been to the groves of Sequoia Big Trees, Where beauty and grandeur combine, Grand Temples of Nature for worship and ease, Enchanting, inspiring, sublime!

1979

(Galen Clark - The Big Trees of California- About Mariposa Grove)

"The greatest glory of nature....the union of the deepest sublimity with the deepest beauty" Frederick Law Olmsted


In 1855 James Mason Hutchings visited Yosemite, the first in a steady stream of visitors to the magnificent wonders found there. By 1864 the popularity of the site led to the introduction of a bill by Senator John Conness (CA) to give 60 acres to the state of California that would be forever dedicated to public use, resort and dedication.

Yosemite is a family favorite....with many visits over the years.  Here are some favorite pictures .

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Yosemite from Mariposa Trail
Carlton Watkins #A1
bef 1878

1929

Stoneman House - Yosemite
Isaiah West Taber #3963

Yosemite: California's First State Park CA State Archives
Galen Clark - The Big Trees of California - 1907 (full publication)
Galen Clark - 1st Ranger of California State Parks
Frederick Law Olmsted  1865 report on Yosemite (suppressed until 1952)
Atlas Obscura Guide to Yosemite National Park
Barr, Nevada High Country (2004) 

More Pictures in Dropbox

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