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Custom Adventures continue to grow in
popularity for families and other groups who want a
naturalist to accompany them on the trail for the day.
Consider arranging this educational experience through
YA for your next outing in the park. Here’s what a recent
client had to say about their day afield with naturalist
LothLorien Stewart:
Hello! I can’t thank you enough for setting us up to
have Lothy for the day on Sunday. She was AWESOME!
We hated to say goodbye to her at the end of the day. We
thoroughly enjoyed Glacier Point and especially the hike
up Vernal Fall. I don’t know if we would have toughed it
out without her encouragement. She was very friendly,
and she fit right in with our senses of humor...ha ha ha!
She knew so much information and felt free to share it
with us throughout the day. We all agreed that it was
money well spent! Please know that Lothy is an amazing
“employee” of yours!
—C. MERRIWEATHER PARTY, MAY 2007
Outdoor Adventures continue with late summer
and fall field seminars to deepen your education
and experience of the park. There are five courses scheduled
for the Tuolumne Meadows area, on either side of
the September 8 Members’ Meeting. We are pleased to
have the author of the monumental An Illustrated Flora
of Yosemite, Steve Botti, leading courses on both Friday
and Sunday. Fall also promises outstanding art and photography
courses with masters of today such as Andie
Thrams, Chris van Winkle, Ken Rockwell, Keith Walklet,
Dave Wyman, and Lucy Parker’s unique Indian basketry
course. YA’s Pete Devine and NPS geologist Greg Stock
are leading an elite excursion to measure the shrinking
Maclure Glacier in September. And Ranger Dick Ewart
will lead another fall exploration of the elements in “Ice,
Wind and Fire.” Your higher education awaits!
Yosemite Art and Education Center
If you’re in Yosemite Valley this season, please come by
the Yosemite Art and Education Center at the lower end
of the pedestrian mall in Yosemite Village. Here you’ll
find art supplies and free public art classes six days a
week, taught by a different artist each week. You can
find a list of artists on our website at www.yosemite.
org/visitor/AAC.html. At the YAEC you can also learn
more about our Outdoor Adventures and sign up for
an interpretive program on the spot. We’ll be conducting
a new series of fee-based naturalist hikes this
summer, in both the Valley and Tuolumne Meadows.
These provide hikes in a different avenue for visitors
both new to Yosemite and familiar with the essentials
to connect to the charms of their park. You’ll find
more details in the park’s newspaper, Yosemite Today.
CHRISTY HOLLOWAY
A group of good friends on a custom adventure.
YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION
PARTNERS WITH LEAVE
NO TRACE
To support the National Park
Service in promoting sensitive use
of Yosemite’s popular wilderness
and frontcountry, we’ve joined with
the nonprofit Leave No Trace, Inc. to help spread
the word about the practices and philosophy of
traveling gently on the land. Look in our bookstores
for literature that addresses LNT issues.
The seven principles of LNT are:
• Plan ahead and prepare;
• Travel and camp on durable surfaces;
• Properly dispose of waste;
• Leave what you find;
• Minimize fire impacts;
• Respect wildlife;
• Be considerate of other visitors.
YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, SUMMER 2007
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