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How was Yosemite’s Half Dome formed?
“Oh, Half Dome was cut in half by Glaciers”— WRONG. Read on, my friend! The rockfalls we are seeing now is exactly how Half Dome was formed. It’s called “exfoliation.” HD was a dome that rose during...
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142nd Anniversary of the first summit of Half Dome by George Anderson
Today is the anniversary of George Anderson’s first summit of Half Dome – Oct 12, 1875 From my book, One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome – In 1869, Josiah Whitney, the Chief Geologist for California,...
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Remembering Royal Robbins
Royal Robbins was the first person to climb the face of Half Dome in 1957. He became one of the most important climbers in the world. He wrote the forward to my hiking Half Dome guide. The one-year...
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Yosemite making progress on new Indian “village”
Over the years, Yosemite has been trying to honor the early natives whose land was forcibly taken. That was then – this is now. A mini-village behind the Visitor Center has provided a look at what a...
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WYosemite’s Ahwahnee Hotel – Why are we still calling it The Majestic????
Use the real name – Ahwahnee Constructed in 1927, The Ahwahnee hotel in Yosemite National Park has operated almost continuously to the present day as a luxury hotel in Yosemite Valley. The Ahwahnee was...
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