Day: October 25, 2004
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Family Recounts Surviving Deadly Sierra Storm
San Jose Mercury News: ‘It just snuck up on us:’ Family tells of surviving Sierra storm “An experienced backpacker, Frank Horath knew to check the weather forecast before leaving on an overnight hike with family members to an alpine lake in the Sierra National Forest. It called for clear weather in the mountains through the…
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Yosemite’s Famous Haunts
Modbee.com: Mysteries haunt Yosemite and Groveland hotels “Yosemite National Park has many loyal visitors, but perhaps the most loyal are those of the ghostly variety, many of which are said to have inhabited the historic halls of The Ahwahnee and Wawona Hotel for years. Taking into account their long and sometimes dramatic histories — The…
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A Hetch Hetchy Debate Slowly Begins
Sacbee.com: Editorial – Lines in the sand “(October 25, 2004) An emerging debate on whether to restore Yosemite’s second great valley, Hetch Hetchy, is holding true to the history of this valley and of the Tuolumne River, which runs through it. Proposals to change anything about the river’s water resurrect controversy over water rights, over…