Search results for: “Earthquake”
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Ansel Adams on Google Books
Photo: Ansel Adams: A Biography by Mary Street Alinder If you’ve got some time and want to skim through a good book but can’t get to the book store check out Google Books. Google Books has a bunch of books on Ansel Adams with all but a few chapters of the books missing (limited preview).…
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Geology Nuts Go Nuts Over Latest Yosemite Rock Fall
There are only 3 things that’ll really excite a geologist: 1) volcanic activity (muahahahha), 2) massive earthquakes, 3) massive rock falls. Needless to say last weeks Ahwiyah Point rock fall has geology nuts pouring in from all over. One nut in particular, my former Geology Professor Garry Hayes, posted some great photos and narratives from…
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Rockfall Closes Mirror Lake Loop
The National Park Service is reporting a very large rockfall at Ahwiyah Point near Half Dome on Saturday morning has knocked down trees and forced the closure of the Mirror Lake Loop trail. NPS: The rock fall originated near the summit of Ahwiyah Point and fell roughly 1800 feet to the floor of Tenaya Canyon,…
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Ahwahnee Could Be Closed for Up To 2 Years
It’s been a little busy around here what with taking the dog to the vet last week and my anniversary so I totally missed the fact that the Ahwahnee may be shutting down for awhile to undergo earthquake retrofitting. In fact, it could be closed as long as TWO YEARS! Mercury News: On Wednesday, Yosemite…
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SF Approves $4.4 Billion For Hetch Hetchy Project
The San Francisco planning and public utilities commissions approved a $4.4 billion dollar plan to upgrade the Hetch Hetchy water system, rebuild the dam on the Calaveras River and allow the city to draw more water from the already endangered Tuolumne during drought years. San Jose Mercury News: “The city’s planning and public utilities commissions…
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Good News or Bad News
I try to keep the editorialization to a minimum when I’m posting stuff to the blog but when I saw the story the San Francisco Chronicle had published about last weeks rock slide I was really miffed. I mean, the article sounds more like what a fiction writer would come up than serious journalism. The…
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Rockfall above Curry Village this morning
As Loyd mentioned, yes, there was a rockfall yesterday above Curry Village. I’m uploading yesterday’s pics to flickr, will post link to slideshow here shortly. I am fine. Yes, there was ANOTHER rockfall this morning shortly before 7. I was at my computer in my bathrobe and slippers, and felt the earthquake. *Then* I heard…
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Small Quake Shakes Yosemite
Looks like it’s “[earthquake weather]” as a much smaller, but still noticeable, [earthquake] shook Yosemite Valley today. No damage was reported. For more information you can check out the California Recent Earthquakes page from the US Geological Survey. Technorati Tags: California, nature, geology, earthquake
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Talking About Hetch Hetchy
Several thoughts on the whole Hetch Hetchy thing. Hetch Hetchy is almost 100 years old now. It was built at a time when there were no earthquake or building standards like today. Don Pedro holds more than enough water and generates quite a bit of electricity. The water wouldn’t also have to be pumped up…
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Climbing The Nose: A True Tale of Climbing El Cap
This is one story you’re going to want to read the rest of. DarkSyd tells of climbing The Nose. DarkSyd: “After a week or so of getting the techniques down, we found ourselves at the base of the Mighty El Capitan before sunrise, looking up in awe at the pink granite face looming 3400 feet…