by bill-youngs | Oct 4, 2022 | Fireside Talks
Long before Alex Honnold free-soloed El Capitan, John Muir had his own climbing adventure in the Yosemite environs during a windstorm. Fortunately many (most? all?) of John Muir’s writings are available on line. I have chosen this story for what it shows us of...
by bill-youngs | Oct 4, 2022 | Fireside Talks, National Park
There is a movement afoot to “restore” Hetch Hetchy. Once a park has lost some of its grandeur, can it be recovered? These folks hope so: they advocate draining Hetch Hetchy Canyon and restoring its primitive glory. This web site provides some striking...
by bill-youngs | Oct 8, 2018 | Fireside Talks, National Park
Click here to see the full talk: https://www.americanrealities.com/home-page/central-park-and-yosemite-park-the-olmsted-connection
by bill-youngs | Oct 17, 2012 | Fireside Talks, National Park
Click here to see the full talk: https://www.americanrealities.com/stephen-mather-and-the-tioga-road-yosemite-national-park.html
by bill-youngs | Oct 14, 2012 | Fireside Talks, National Park
A few years ago, while teaching The History of the American National Parks, I visited Hetch Hetchy, the canyon and reservoir that play such a prominent role in our Roderick Nash reading this week. Here is what I wrote then about my feelings as I approached the...
