SignOnSanDiego.com: “An uncelebrated gem, Hetch Hetchy rewards visitors with towering granite cathedrals and cascading streams as postcard worthy as Half Dome or Vernal Falls.
It is an escape to solitude, where even day-trippers can relish a true Yosemite experience without the bumper-to-bumper RVs and elbow-to-elbow visitors jostling on the main valley floor a mere 15 miles away.
But the natural grandeur of Hetch Hetchy is spoiled by a very unnatural wall of concrete rising up inside this world-famous park.
O’Shaughnessy Dam holds back the pristine Tuolumne River, submerging what was once a spectacular 1,930-acre valley under 300 feet of water so it can be delivered to San Francisco 167 miles away.
Movements to tear down the 82-year-old dam and restore Hetch Hetchy have emerged periodically, only to be dismissed as a costly, sentimental homage to a Sierra Club founder and eloquent defender of the valley, John Muir.
Until now.”
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Seen at “yosemite blog”: Battle To Restore Hetch Hetchy Moves Into High Gear SignOnSanDiego.com : “An uncelebrated gem, Hetch Hetchy rewards visitors with towering granite cathedrals and cascading streams as postcard worthy as Half Dome or Vernal Falls.