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National Parks, Wildfire

The Rim Fire – a new video on YouTube

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

A hat-tip to Bill Gabbert over at wildfirtoday.com who penned a post about a new video titled “the Rim Fire” that appears on YouTube today.  The video was posted by yosemitenationalpark, who put up the following description:

“The 2013 Rim Fire was the largest forest fire in California history, and the largest fire in Yosemite history. Burning 400 square miles, the speed and size of the fire was unprecedented. As these unnaturally large fires become more commonplace due to previous fire suppression and climate change, Yosemite National Park is seeing the benefits of carefully allowing smaller, controlled fires on the landscape.”

 

Outdoors, Videos

Ghost Towns – Yosemite Nature Notes

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

California’s Gold Rush initially occurred in 1848 and lasted at a fevered pitch until 1855.  Gold and silver were still to be found after that period, and many prospectors tooled the Sierra Nevada looking for the ore that would change their lives.  Tioga Hill became home to these hearty men who lived and moved stone by hand in the 1880s.  Tioga Pass at the crest of the Sierra Nevada range saw men come in droves.  They brought machinery, livestock, and dreams. They built towns like Dana Village, Bennettvile and worked at places like the Golden Crown Mine.

From the video: “today’s popular Tioga Road was once a simple wagon road built to access the wealth of minerals that were never found.”

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Interesting Places

Yosemite National Park’s Ahwahnee Hotel – www.openroad.tv

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

From Wikipedia:

The Ahwahnee is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley. It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and opened for business in 1927. The hotel is constructed of steel, stone, concrete, wood, and glass, and is a premier example of National Park Service rustic architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

The Ahwahnee was temporarily renamed the Majestic Yosemite Hotel in 2016 due to a legal dispute between the U.S. government, which owns the property, and the outgoing concessionaire, Delaware North, which claimed rights to the trademarked name. The name was restored in 2019 upon settlement of the dispute.

You can read more HERE.

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Warbirds

Air to Air Photo Shoot of the CAF Dixie Wing Douglas SBD Dauntless

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

Moose Peterson shooting the Commemorative Air Force ( CAF) Dixie Wing Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless at the 2013 Air venture in Oshkosh. The CAF Dixie Wing SBD Dauntless is one of the only two airworthy left in the world.

Tip of the wing to warbirdsnews.com for adding the update!