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A JOURNAL FOR MEMBERS OF THEYOSEMITE ASSOCIATIONWinter 2004 Volume 66 Number 1A Faraway Room with a ViewDo you have any pictures thatwe can use as the side image?

A Message from the PresidentCover: Snow’s“La CasaNevada” hotelwas located atthe base ofNevada Fall. Theroar and sprayfrom the cataractengulfed theestablishment inspring. Photo courtesyof YosemiteResearch Library.It’s the new year, and everyone at the Yosemite Association is excited about our organization’s prospects for2004, particularly in light of our achievements over the past twelve months. Not only did we celebrate our80th anniversary with several great events, but we also experienced remarkable support from our membersand friends.Among the encouraging developments for YA in 2003 were the acquisition of over 3,500 new members(many of them at higher dues levels), and our successful campaign to raise $80,000 to commemorate our80 years of operation in Yosemite. During December we received a flurry of donations that pushed our“80-for-80” total to well over $90,000.Other highlights were a healthy increase in our sales revenue in our park stores, and a wide-ranging anddynamic volunteer program (made possible by lots of dedicated and talented YA members) that contributedthousands of hours to park operations and resources.What’s new with YA in 2004? For one, we’re offering added premiums for those members who join at orupgrade to the Sustaining, Patron, and Benefactor levels. They will be invited to various special events, such as areception at the Ansel Adams Gallery over the Spring Forum weekend, and our elegant autumn barbecue inOctober (depending on member level). See page 12 and the back cover of this issue for more details.This also is the year we’ll be taking part in a major remodeling project for the Yosemite Valley Visitor Centerlobby (including the construction of a new, bigger, and better YA bookstore). We had hoped that work would beunderway already, but because of delays in Washington we have postponed the project start and now estimatecompletion to occur by mid- to late summer.Another first for 2004 is the Yosemite Birding Festival scheduled for April 23-25 in Yosemite Valley. There willbe lots of bird-related activities, including field trips, identification workshops, photography walks, wildlife artdemonstrations, and more. A number of top-notch birders and naturalists will be present, so make plans to joinus for this fun event.While it may not be new, the DNC Parks & Resorts and Yosemite lodging discount program has beenextended for another year. There have been a few changes made to the way the savings coupons work; see page13 for details. We send thanks to our friends at DNC for making this valuable benefit available again to ourmembers.How can you help us help at Yosemite in the new year? There are plenty of possibilities! There’s still time tomake a donation to our 80th anniversary campaign – simply use the return envelope in this journal. Enroll in aYosemite Outdoor Adventure course like the Yosemite Birding Festival. Consider becoming a volunteer in one ofour multiple programs at the park (see pages 14 and 15). Or upgrade your membership: youradditional dues will help us and you’ll receive more benefits than ever!However you choose to become involved at Yosemite in 2004, we want you to know howmuch we appreciated your contributions to our success last year. Your support and contributionscontinue to make a difference at the park.P.S. Special thanks to cartoonist Phil Frank for providing the drawing of yours truly forthis page. Phil’s hilarious “Farley” strip appears six days a week in the San FranciscoChronicle, and can be viewed at www.sfgate.com.2 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

BY HANK JOHNSTONYOSEMITE’S LA CASA NEVADA(THE SNOW HOUSE)On June 30, 1864, President Abraham Lincolnsigned into law a historic bill known as theYosemite Grant, which ceded Yosemite Valleyand the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees to the state ofCalifornia as America’s first scenic preserve, “inalienablefor all time.” The act specified that the reserved area bemanaged by a nine-member board of commissioners,serving without pay, who would be appointed by andinclude the governor of California.During the first dozen years of state administration,the California legislature, which was going through aperiod of severe budget-cutting at the time, consistentlyfailed to provide sufficient appropriations for the commissionersto carry on their work. As a consequence,when it became imperative to improve the roads, trails,and hotels in and around Yosemite Valley, the boardawarded the rights to independent contractors who werewilling to finance the projects under a fee arrangement.The leases stipulated that the state could purchase theimprovements whenever funds became available.Under this procedure, Mr. F. Albert Snow was grantedpermission in late 1869 to construct and operate a rustichotel on the rocky flat north of the Merced River at thebase of Nevada Fall. The lease included the right to builda toll trail from the end of the existing Vernal Fall Trail tothe site.F. Albert Snow (1825-1891) and wife Emily ToppleSnow (1823-1889) were native Vermonters, born andreared near Lake Champlain. The date of their arrival inCalifornia is uncertain, but Albert was the owner of theWashington Hotel in Garrote (later Groveland) for atime in the 1860s. The Snows had one daughter, Maria,who married Colwell Owens Drew, a prominentGroveland-area rancher and a silent partner in the hotelproject. During their Yosemite years, Albert and Emilywintered in Groveland near their daughter’s family.Early in the spring of 1870, Snow packed in enoughmaterial to erect a one-story, barn-like building somewhatgrandiosely called the “Alpine House.” The structurestood in full view of spectacular Nevada Fall, and soclose to the roaring cataract that “in some winds half thepiazza is drenched with spray.” Entries in the three-volumeguest register now in the Yosemite Museum indicatethat Snow’s unpretentious hotel, elevation 5,360 feet,received its first guests on April 28, 1870. It soon becamea favored lunch stop for Yosemite visitors who rode orhiked up from the valley to see Nevada Fall. Hardiertravelers stayed overnight while journeying to or fromLittle Yosemite Valley and other outlying destinations.Hostess Emily Snow was an excellent cook. Herdoughnuts, bread, and elderberry pie drew special praise,as did her ability to “cook all the popular dishes.” Oneearly patron reported that she was “delighted and considerablyastonished at the excellence of the abundantmeal. We felt as deeply humiliated as Sunday School childrenat the end of a tea-fight when we were compelled tohurt the feelings of the highly conversational landlady bythe assurance that we really were unable to do furtherjustice to her apple pies, hominy cakes, turnovers, andconcluding trifles.”Emily possessed a dry wit and a small stock of jokes ofher own making that she delivered in a distinct NewEngland twang while waiting table. “Well, you folkswould hardly think it,” she often said, “but there is elevenfeet of snow here all summer.” When asked how that waspossible, she replied, “My husband is near six feet talland I’m a little over five. Ain’t that eleven?”In the fall of 1871, Snow added an extension to hisexisting Alpine House, thereby doubling the size of theoriginal structure. His efforts went for naught, however,after a great earthquake, centered in the Owens Valley eastof Yosemite, caused extensive shaking in and around thevalley on March 26, 1872. Rock slides and avalanches werecommon, and a prominent peak in back of Hutchings’Snow’s original “Alpine House” was a barebones structure withlittle charm.YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION,WINTER 20043

By the fall of 1875, the expanded La Casa Nevada could accommodate forty guests.Emily Snow’s prim looks belied her mischievouswit and character.hotel fell with a terrible crash. Snow’s Alpine Housemoved two inches to the east, and the new addition was sobadly wrecked it had to be torn down and rebuilt.“The most remarkable results of the quake occurred atSnow’s,” Galen Clark reported in his “Guardian’sReport.”“Mr. Snow, on hearing the terrible rumbling noise precedingthe shake, rushed out of his house somewhatalarmed. The night was very light and he being in plainview of Nevada Fall, distinctly saw that the water ceasedto flow over the fall for at least half a minute. A large massof rocks, which would weigh thousands of tons, fell fromthe west side of the ‘Cap of Liberty’ about a thousand feetabove its base. When this mass of rocks struck the earth,Mr. Snow says that he was instantaneously thrown prostrateto the ground...Theeartharound Snow’s place isstill completely covered with dust from the pulverizedrocks. I think the prostration of Mr. Snow and perhapsthe moving of the main house and the wrenching apartof the timbers of the addition was probably more theresult of the concussion of the atmosphere when therocks fell than the effects of the earthquake.”Undaunted, Snow rebuilt his damaged Alpine Housein 1872. During the next three seasons he continued toimprove his facilities even though every item on thepremises from nails to beds had to be packed in on thebacks of mules. By the fall of 1875, Snow’s establishmentconsisted of the original building and addition, whichnow contained twelve rooms; an attractive, well-furnishednew chalet (completed that summer) with tenbedrooms and a parlor; a woodshed; ice house; logcabin; and stable. All told, La Casa Nevada (the SnowHouse), as the expanded hotel was called, could accommodateabout forty overnight guests.In his 1886 book In the Heart of the Sierras, JamesHutchings wrote that “Snow’s La Casa Nevada hasbecome deservedly famous all over the world, not onlyfor its excellent lunches and general good cheer, but fromthe quiet, unassuming attentions of mine host, and thepiquant pleasantries of Mrs. Snow. I do not think thatanother pair, anywhere, could be found that would morefittingly fill this position; and, although they do notknow whether the number to lunch will be five or fiftyfive,they almost always seem to have an abundance ofeverything relishable. On one occasion—and this willillustrate Mrs. Snow’s natural readiness with ananswer—a lady, seeing so great a variety on the table,with eager interest inquired, ‘Why, Mrs. Snow, where onearth do you get all these things?’‘Oh, we raise them!’‘Why! where can you possibly do so, as I see nothing butrocks around here?’‘Oh! madam, we raise them—on thebacks of mules.’”With her high white collars, pulled-back hairdo, andfloor-length dresses, quaint, eccentric Emily Snowseemed every inch the prim, sedate New England lady. Inher leisure time she gathered lichen and pretty ferns forscrap books that she sold to tourists. Nonetheless, shewas (according to old friend Pinkie Ross) “always stewedto the eyebrows.” Certainly there was a generous supplyof spirits available at the hotel as the rubble of brokenbottles on the rocky flat attests today. One guest signedthe hotel register with this comment: “No person here isobliged to commit burglary to obtain drinks.”“Emily thought her husband Albert a perfect Apolloand was very jealous of him,” Pinkie Ross said, “althoughthere was no question that she was the boss. Albert was alarge, loose-jointed, good-natured man with all his4 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

This attractive chalet was completed in 1875. It contained ten bedrooms and a parlor. Albert Snowappears at left with Emily Snow (center) and daughter Maria (right).A party of tourists eats lunch beside thedecaying ruins of La Casa Nevada about 1898.upper teeth out. I never heard of anyone wanting to runaway with him.”After twenty years as Yosemite innkeepers, Albert andEmily Snow were forced by advancing age and failinghealth to relinquish the operation of their unique backcountrystopping place in the fall of 1889. Following abrief illness, Emily died in Groveland on November 15,1889, just nine days shy of her sixty-sixth birthday. Lessthan two years later, on October 13, 1891, Albert joinedhis longtime marital partner in death.On June 28, 1890, the commissioners granted one D.F. Baxter, about whom little is known, a lease on La CasaNevada for the remainder of the year. A token rent ofone dollar was established because of the lateness of theseason, with the specification that the customary rent ofone hundred dollars would apply in the future. Baxterwas required to make all repairs to the property and dealwith Snow on the furnishings. According to the commissioners’minutes, Baxter ran the hotel during 1890 and1891, after which he gave up his lease.La Casa Nevada never formally reopened, although aparty of nine tourists and their guide wrote the followingmessage above their signatures in the hotel register onMarch 28, 1892: “The season of 1892 is opened at thishotel by the undersigned. . .Ground, trails, and trees coveredwith snow six to twelve inches but the cascades andvertical rocks remain as before.” A few other entries followin May and early June, the last dated June 2, 1892.Perhaps the historic old register was saved for posterityat that time by Guardian Galen Clark.Accounts by passers-by during the next seven yearstell the story of the hotel’s gradual demise. A visitor inAugust, 1893, wrote that “Snow’s Hotel has been desertedwith everything left in it, even to the table being set withall the dishes, and the beds having mattresses and pillows.One of the boys climbed through a window and unlockeda door, and we went all through it. We might have takena lot of things away, but they will never be taken away, asit would cost more to do so than they are worth. Theroof is already broken in several places by snow.”Three years later a traveler reported the “building’sstill standing, but in dilapidated condition with most ofthe doors and windows gone—a sad relic of earlier days.”Marjorie Cook, a granddaughter of J. J. Cook, who managedthree different early hotels in Yosemite Valleybetween 1882 and his death in 1904, described the premisesin 1899: “We stopped at the ruins of Snow’s Hotel onthe flat below Nevada Fall. The sagging doors, brokenwindows, and swaybacked roof intrigued me. There waseven some sorry furniture and crockery and a sleepy owlin the wrecked interior. The winter after my visit, Snow’sHotel was flat. The last vestige of the place served as fuelunder the coffee pot of some trail party.”D. J. Foley’s Yosemite Souvenir and Guide for 1901 verifiesMarjorie Cook’s account: “La Casa Nevada was accidentallydestroyed by fire during the season of last year.It had not been used as a hotel for nearly ten years.Those who have visited Nevada Fall before will note thehotel’s absence with many regrets.”Hank Johnston is the author of sixteen book andnumerous articles about California and Yosemitehistory. A frequent contributor to this journal, helives in Palm Springs. Photographs are from theauthor’s collection.YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 20045

HISTORY WITH A “ YOSEMITE” POSTMARKBYGENE ROSEMarilynn Guske has another perspective onYosemite’s rich and colorful past.The Fresno native and long-time Yosemitephile(and YA member) notes that most historians tendto credit the early authors and artists as those who madeYosemite known and helped it become a world-classattraction. Guske agrees to a certain extent, but shethinks it was something else.“It was the millions of postcards and all those, ‘wishyou were here’ messages, all those postmarks. That’s whatreally made Yosemite known,” Guske claims.History, she points out, is not a set of immutable factsor chronological dates. It is the legacy people leave. Andpart of the Yosemite legacy is the thousands of postcardsthat flowed (and continue to flow) out of the park.As one of the leading collectors of Yosemite postcards(some call her the “Postcard Queen”), Guske feels that allthose postcards have helped convey around the world themagic that is Yosemite.For the past twenty years, Guske has made her ownmark in the world of collecting, seeking out a wide arrayof images from Yosemite’s past. Along the way she hasbeen able to obtain several major collections. At her lastcount, she figured she has about 2,500 different Yosemitepostcards.To some extent, Guske “blames” her passion for postcardson her husband, a collector of Native Americanphotos and images.“He is into American Indian ephemera, and he usedto take me to those shows. They would go on for hoursand I would get bored. So he suggested that I get intocollecting, but I didn’t know what I would enjoy collecting,”she recalled.“Then at one Sacramento show I saw a large box ofunsorted photographic postcards. One was an incrediblepostcard of a stage with all the passengers in theirdusters, with written script at the side saying, “C & K No.22. P.M. May 19, 1910. I turned it over and saw that itwas a 1903 Pillsbury photograph, but I didn’t know whatC & K meant.”The mystery of “C & K” demanded a solution, andGuske got hooked. She started digging, eventually discoveringthat C & K identified Coffman and Kenney, twoof Yosemite’s early teamsters and stage line operators.Guske’s new-found passion was natural given herYosemite ties and experiences. She remembers camping(when the activity was unrestricted) in the valley in theyears before World War II. After the war, and while shewas in college, she worked summer seasons as a waitressat Wawona.“I can still remember all those old cars, Fords andDodges, and the fish hatchery, and the old clothes andfashions, it all fascinated me.”Collecting postcards has been a learning process forGuske. She never dreamed she’d come to know what shedoes about Yosemite history.Above: Marilynn Guske examines her extensivecollection of Yosemite postcards. Photo byGene Rose. Right: An early postcard view of ElCapitan through a “fish-eye” lens.6 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

“That’s part of the pleasure of it. Yosemite is both sceneryand history,” she explained. Besides collecting the card, shealso tries to obtain the historical information that goes withit. The Internet and increased competition from other collectorshave made it harder to collect, but oftentimes there’smore historical background available.The Yosemite postcard scene often goes to extremes, andGuske tends to follow. She collects both signed and unsignedcards, that is, used or unused. The signed cards afford theopportunity to step back in time and enjoy, albeit vicariously,the messages and other notes, along with the standard“wish you were heres.” Of course, there are postcards andthere are postcards. Guske classifies them as great, good, andnot so good.Many cards lead Guske on a photographic journey, backto the times of the early Yosemite photographers. But therealso are postcards that utilize illustrations and other forms oftraditional artwork. And some of the press runs have been inthe hundreds of thousands, with cards circulating aroundthe world.The “Postcard Queen” believes that, among the Yosemitephotographers, J. T. Boysen produced some of the finestpostcards.A. C. Pillsbury captured a number of extreme scenes, suchas cars perched on the Overhanging Rock at Glacier Point.He also pushed the ubiquitous postcard to new frontiers inthe early 1920s.Recognizing the need to mass-produce the popular cards,the long-time Yosemite photographer invented and patenteda “postcard machine” that enabled him to capture much ofthe market.As the inventor of the circuit or panorama camera,Pillsbury made postcards something of a family affair. Whenit came to tinting his mass-produced cards, the process wasstill labor intensive. To address that problem, Pillsbury utilizedhis own children to hand color the scenes. But he wasable to reduce some of the associated tedium by attractingtheir friends to join in. It was an example of a real-lifeHuckleberry Finn operation.Postcards from Marilynn Guske’s collection depict a Yosemite peace celebration atthe end of World War I (top left); an elaborate wood-and-stone bridge over theMerced River (top); an Arthur C. Pillsbury photo of the lobby of the GlacierPoint Hotel (middle); and a visitor crank-starting one of the first motor cars tovisit Yosemite (bottom).YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 20047

As for Harry Cassie Best, Guske believes he shouldhave stuck to painting. His postcards were among theworst she has seen, at least until young Ansel Adamscame along and improved those released by Best’sStudio. Yes, acknowledged Guske, even the great AnselAdams did postcards!Her extensive collection documents the evolution ofthe ubiquitous postcard. It includes fifteen “PrivateMailing Cards” that were authorized by Congress in Mayof 1898 and preceded the postcard.Guske said it is impossible to estimate the total numberof different Yosemite postcards ever made. The reasonis simple: custom postcards. In the early days,visitors could have their Yosemite visit memorializedwith a personal postcard. The process was relatively easyand inexpensive, as many of the park’s commercial photographersutilized postcard-size film.Consequently, a visitor could have his or her Yosemiteimage transferred to postcard by the making of a contactprint. These photo entrepreneurs were the park’s versionof the early “sidewalk photographers,” with Half Dome,Yosemite Falls, and other great natural landmarks astheir backgrounds.Guske gains some support for her belief that postcardscontributed significantly to Yosemite's notorietyfrom James Snyder, the National Park Service historianin the park. He points out that the grand art of Bierstadt,Moran, and other Yosemite artists went into the homesof the rich, where it was seen by comparatively few people.And whatever the postcard lacked in quality, it morethan compensated in quantity.“Those early letters and postcards were the popularforces that gave Yosemite much of its identity,” Snyderadded.While postcards have changed over the years, withslick, larger-format, four-color cards available, Guskebelieves that the postcard will continue to spreadYosemite’s fame to new stations around the world—inspite of the Internet and e-mail.These Guske postcards capture the "Old" Yosemite Village, including the originalBest's Studio (top); a group of horseback riders "Ready for the trail," most likely atthe Kenneyville stables (middle); and a group of soldiers showing off their ridingskills near Yosemite Lodge (bottom).Gene Rose is a long-time YA member, the author of anumber of Sierra-related books including MagicYosemite Winters, and a retired journalist living inFresno. His history of the Tioga high country will bepublished by YA this year.8 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

BY ROBERT PAVLIKBOOK REVIEWSTHREE BOOKS ABOUT RANGERSShirley Sargent, Protecting Paradise:Yosemite Rangers 1898-1960(Yosemite: Ponderosa Press, 1998);Charles R. “Butch” Farabee Jr.,National Park Ranger: An AmericanIcon (Lanham, MD: RobertsRinehart, 2003);Melody Webb, A Woman in the GreatOutdoors: Adventures in the NationalPark Service (Albuquerque: Universityof New Mexico Press, 2003)Several years ago a public opinionpoll was conducted, askingpeople who in governmentthey most trusted. Park rangers wereat the top of the list, and it’s no surprise.They have always been highlyregarded as public servants, protectingour nation’s natural and culturalresources while fostering our knowledgeand understanding of theseirreplaceable places.There are three recent books thatchronicle the history and accomplishmentsof national park rangers.Yosemite’s own Shirley Sargent hasauthoredProtectingParadise:YosemiteRangers1898-1960.In typicalFlying Spurfashion, it’s agracefully-written, amply-illustrated,and informative work that updatesand expands on John Bingaman’s1960 work entitled Guardians of theYosemite. Sargent’s book containsseveral profiles of famous rangerswho ably served the public and theresource, often at great peril and personalsacrifice.Longtime NPS ranger Charles R.“Butch” Farabee has added his ownappreciative monograph to the collection.National ParkRanger: AnAmerican Iconis a sweepingtreatment ofthe topic,going back intime severalthousand years (to trace the origin ofthe word “ranger”) and covering upto the present. Farabee was a rangerfor over thirty years and recentlyreceived the Harry Yount LifetimeAchievement Award (Yount was thefirst national park ranger, serving inYellowstone from 1879-1881). Thebook is a fascinating compendium ofinformation, including the “Symbolsof Protection” (badges, buttons, theStetson hat, and NPS arrowhead);the evolution of interpretation;resource management; law enforcement;and visitor services. Farabeepays particular attention to the lifeof a ranger, including living conditions(never glamorous!) and payscale. Farabee’s recounting of theinfamous Stoneman Meadow riot of1970 will be of particular interest toreaders of Yosemite. The event,occurring during the height of thehippie era, heralded a change inranger law enforcement training.The third volume is more memoirthan history, and the authoroffers a unique perspective on hertwenty-two-year career in the service.In A Woman in the GreatOutdoors: Adventures in the NationalPark Service, Melody Webb tracksher trajectory from Yukon-Charleyin Alaska to the Southwest RegionalOffice, Lyndon Johnson NHS, andfinally to Grand Teton NationalPark, from which location sheretired as an assistant superintendent.Throughout her honest andopen examination she details somethe park service’s key issues, includingrecent battles over the creation ofnew national parks in Alaska, the useof snowmobiles in Yellowstone, andthe increased politicization of theservice. She brings an insider’s perspectiveon day-to-day operationsinside a large and complex nationalpark. Her assessment of some of hercolleagues, as well as formerNationalPark ServicedirectorsMott andRidenour, areblunt anddirect (a selfdescribedcharactertrait that didnot alwaysserve the author well in her career).Webb left the NPS in 1996, in part tobe able to work for change from outsidethe system. This book is a valuablecontribution to that importanteffort.There has been a movement afootlately to privatize the National ParkService. One needs only to consultany of these fine volumes to see whata tragedy and a travesty that wouldprove to be for our national parks.These fine, dedicated employees arecertainly not in government servicefor the money; low-bid, no-interestworkers cannot replace them.Whatever savings might be realizedby contracting out these positionswould be negligible. The cost to ourparks and their great storehouses ofnatural and human history andresources, however, would be incalculable.YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 20049

PARK PROFILELINDA EADEName: Linda EadeTitle: Library technician in the Yosemite ResearchLibraryHometown: East Bay. I was born in Oakland, California,and grew up in San Leandro.Education: Six years of assorted college: San FranciscoState, Chabot College, Sacramento State, and CabrilloCollege. I majored in speech pathology and audiology,but went back and earned an Associate of Arts degree inlibrary science.Years worked in Yosemite: 32 yearsWhat do you do in Yosemite? I manage the YosemiteResearch Library. I answer reference questions and assistthe park staff and visitors in using the library and photocollections. I also maintain those collections and acquireand catalog new materials.What was your first job in the park? I was a server inthe Yosemite Lodge cafeteria – on the steam tables.Why did you become an NPS employee? It was moreor less by accident. My husband was a park ranger, andafter earning the degree in library science, I began volunteeringin the Research Library with Mary Vocelka. TheNPS is a close-knit group, and there is an appeal toworking for the most well-liked agency in the federalgovernment. Before volunteering in the library, I hadbeen a bartender at the Curry Village Terrace Bar for fiveseasons. I found my “people interactions” in the libraryto be much more enjoyable.What is your favorite place in Yosemite? That’s a hardquestion. Several come to mind, including TuolumneMeadows, Buck Camp, Lake Eleanor, many places alongthe Merced River in Yosemite Valley. But if I had tochoose only one, it would be Tenaya Lake.What do you enjoy most about your job? The exposureto Yosemite’s human and natural history, the variety ofthe subject matter, and the opportunity to attempt creatingorder from chaos.What is your favorite Yosemite book? Yosemite PlaceNames by Peter Browning. It’s a great reference book, butit also contains stories of Yosemite’s history. I keep a copyon my desk.What is your favorite non-Yosemite book? Usuallywhatever I’m reading at the time, but the Harry Potterseries has touched my heart.What is your favorite movie? Princess Bride and any ofthe Lethal Weapon series – I’m easily swayed by MelGibson.What do you do when you’re not being a library technician?Reading (or is that too obvious), birding, creatinga fabric collection for future quilts, cooking, and sharingmeals with friends. I’ve just recently started birding, andI enjoy the additional benefit of sauntering outside andjust observing what is around me.What advice would you have for someone who wantsto get into this field? Get an MLS (Masters in LibraryScience) degree, but work as a seasonal or volunteer in apark first.What do you believe to be YA’s most important role?I’d say publishing, but I have an occupational bias.Gathering support for the park and giving people a varietyof ways to connect to and experience Yosemite,whether as YA members, Outdoor Adventure participants,web viewers, or purchasers of books.What is your most frequently asked question? I’ll giveyou the Top Three: What does “Yosemite” mean? Whenwas the last Firefall? Where can I get on the Internet?What would you tell visitors to do if they had only oneday in Yosemite? To see as much as they could: visit theMariposa Grove of Big Trees, Glacier Point, YosemiteValley, and if possible, transect the park on the TiogaRoad. Above all be sure and spend a little time just hikingaway from the road or down by the river to enjoywhat is so special about Yosemite. Also that they shouldcome back and spend more time.Who is the most famous person who has visited theResearch Library? Both Wallace Stegner and DavidBrower visited, and Stephen Mather’s granddaughter wasin last year.Note: This interview was conducted by YA VicePresident Beth Pratt.10 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

80TH ANNIVERSARY COLORINGAND ESSAY CONTEST WINNERSWe would like to thank everybody who submitted entries to our 80th anniversary coloring and essaycontests. The quality of the submissions was very high and we wish everybody could have been awinner. The wonderful pictures and essays truly proved that Yosemite is a special place!Winners of the coloring contest were Californians Kelianne Witt of Walnut Creek in the 1-5 age group,and Lillian Eung of Milpitas in the 6-10 age group.The essay contest was won by Jacob MacMaster of Clovis, California, in the 11-14 age group, and by SelenaBeckman-Harned of Cary, North Carolina, in the 15-18 age group.The winning art and essays appear below. Congratulations to the talented winners.WHAT MAKES YOSEMITE SPECIAL?by Jacob MacMasterThe minute I entered the Valley, I found myself in a different dimension,which brought with it feelings of inner peace and joy. I found myself plunginginto crystal clear water with breathtaking views in every direction. The waterfelt cool and refreshing as I swam in it, and I thought to myself, I am so luckyto be here.Additionally, I felt even more lucky when I spotted a water snake crossingacross the river. I had never seen this before and knew that I would never forgetits slithering body swimming across the river.These are all the reasons why Yosemite is so special to me and the mostimportant reason is the change Yosemite has had on me. Ever since my visit, Ifeel that Yosemite follows me wherever I go. It’s left me at peace and contentfor its breathtaking sceneries have touched me—and my innermost being—my soul.WHAT MAKES YOSEMITE SPECIAL?by Selena Beckman-HarnedNo one thing makes Yosemite special, nothing that can be simply explained ina photo, sentence, or essay. This sense of uniqueness can only be experienced,and no two experiences will be the same.It is the majesty of Half Dome rising above the trees, lit by the orange glowof sunset. It is a butterfly pausing on the branch of a raspberry bush. It is anight filled not with city noises, but bugs’ twitterings and the distant roar ofwaterfalls. It’s the cool rush of clear green water over stones. It is the dangerousthrill of racing through rapids on a kayak, of clinging to a rock face far abovethe valley. It’s waking up to an argument between Steller’s Jays, it’s watchingdeer browse against the rising sun. It’s a stand of trees that will never be cutdown, a river that will not be dammed. It’s the full moon rising over SentinelRock, the feeling of triumph on reaching the summit after a long trek.For me, it’s Yosemite’s waterfalls; the thundering power of the water, scouringthe rocks below smooth, flinging spray into the air that splits into rainbowsbefore settling gently on the watcher’s faces.A child to whom everything is new will experience Yosemite in a radicallydifferent way from a rugged hiker who visits every year. But no one can walkaway from Yosemite without being touched by the park’s sheer natural splendor.Winning entry by Kelianne WittWinning entry by Lillian EungYOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 200411

MEMBERS PAGESJoin Us for the Spring Forum!Where will you be on March 27, 2004?Consider joining fellow YA members atour annual Spring Forum in YosemiteValley. Treat yourself to a day of naturalist-guidedwalks and fascinating auditoriumprograms, followed by a receptionand book signing with three fineauthors: Michael Frye, Ron Kauk, andMichael Ross.This popular annual gathering will forthe first time feature a track of programsdesigned specifically for children age 12and under and their parents orguardians, in addition to the usual arrayof programs and walks of interest to allages. We have also scheduled someOutdoor Adventures that weekend, soyou can round out your trip with anEvening of Storytelling for all ages onSaturday night, and a SnowshoeExploration or hike to discover the wildflowerson the Hite Cove Trail onSunday. Outdoor Adventures are availablefor an additional fee, and as always,YA members receive 15% off tuition.Call Lou at 209-379-2321 to register forthese Outdoor Adventures.Registration materials and lodgingoptions for the Spring Forum weremailed to members in early January.Attendance is limited to the first 500 registrants.The day’s agenda and informationabout participating in the events(including the walk sign-up form) willbe mailed in late February to those whoregister for the Forum. If you have questionsabout this event, please contact theMembership Department at 209-379-2317.Our thanks go to the National ParkService, The Ansel Adams Gallery, DNCParks and Resorts at Yosemite, and manyother friends of YA for their help withthis special weekend.Comings and GoingsAnne Steed concluded fifteen years ofservice at YA’s El Portal office inSeptember 2003. Anne joined the associationstaff as an assistant for our FieldSeminar program in 1988, quicklybecoming anintegral part ofoffice operations.She eventuallymovedinto the role ofAdministrativeAssistant, andthen toMembership Coordinator, where sheably facilitated the month-long andworktrip programs. Through it all, Annewas always gracious, friendly, and helpful,and even managed to keep us laughingwith her wonderful sense of humor.She also greeted countless members asshe assisted with Spring Forums, andcoordinated our popular raffle and silentauctions at our Annual Members’Meetings. Her departure has been keenlyfelt by all of us lucky enough to haveworked with her, and we extend to her allour good wishes for joy and success inthe future.Obata Reception For Our MostGenerous SupportersOn the evening of Friday, March 26,2004 (the night before the SpringForum), we will be holding a specialreception at The Ansel Adams Gallery inYosemite Valley to honor those memberswho have contributed $250 or more indues and additional donations in the lastyear. Kimi Kodani Hill, Obata family historianand Chiura Obata’s granddaughter,will reveal how YA’s publication ofObata’s Yosemite in 1992 resulted in arediscovery of Obata’s art. Tim Burgard,Curator of American Art at the Fine ArtsMuseums of San Francisco, will discussthe “Great Nature” Obata exhibition thatwas on view in 2000 at the de YoungMuseum. We will be mailing invitationsto all eligible members soon, and wehope to see you there!In another staff change, we are pleased tointroduce Christine (Chrissy) Knight asour new Membership Coordinator.Chrissy joined us in October from hermost recent position as an InterpretiveGuide for DNC Parks and Resorts atYosemite (formerly “YCS”), where sheenjoyed helping people discover thewonders of the park. Chrissy has lived allover the world, but has a deep connectionto Yosemite, harkening back to herfirst camping trip here as an infant. Aspart of the Membership Department,Chrissy will supervise our expandingvolunteer programs, building on her previousexperience asan on-site managerfor a residentialvolunteer programin Hawaii. She willalso assist withmember eventsand day-to-dayoperations. Please join us in welcomingChrissy when you reach her on themember information phone line, or stopin and say hello on your next tripthrough El Portal.YA Benefits from Your OnlineShoppingHelp the Yosemite Association when youshop online. Access your favorite merchants,like Barnes & Noble and LandsEnd, through www.yosemite.greatergood.com and 5% or more of your purchase willgo directly to YA at no extra cost to you.Member Info Line 209/379-2317If you’re planning a trip to Yosemiteand have questions, give our phoneline a call between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday throughFriday. We don’t make reservations,but we can give appropriate phonenumbers and usually lots of helpfuladvice.12 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

Lodging Discount Program ChangesDNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite (formerlyknown as “YCS”) has announced its2004 Yosemite Park Partner RoomDiscount program. As with last year’s program,DNC is offering YA members onetimeuse discount coupons at TheAhwahnee, Yosemite Lodge, CurryVillage, Wawona Hotel, and TenayaLodge. This year, members at the Individual, Joint/Family, International, andSupporting levels will receive one coupon good for a 20% discount off midweek(Sunday through Thursday night) stays from now through April 30, 2004 or November1, 2004 through April 30, 2005. Members at the Contributing, Sustaining, Life, andParticipating Life levels will receive the aforementioned 20% off coupon, as well as onecoupon good for 10% off midweek (Sunday through Thursday night) stays in anymonth, valid through June 1, 2005. Members at the Patron and Benefactor levels willreceive one 20% off coupon, and two 10% off coupons. The 2004 coupons will bemailed to all current YA members in late January.If you still have any “2003 Yosemite Park Partner 10% Room Discount” coupons, notethat these coupons must be used by June 1, 2004, so come visit the park soon!YA members are also entitled to discounts of 10% or more at many other lodgingproperties in and around Yosemite, including Clouds Rest Cabin (Foresta), TheRedwoods in Yosemite, Yosemite View Lodge (El Portal), Cedar Lodge (El Portal),Best Western Yosemite Way Station (Mariposa), Comfort Inn Mariposa, Comfort InnOakhurst, and the Highlands House B&B! These discounts are not coupon-based, soyou can use them as many times as you like. Visit our Member Benefits website athttp://www.yosemite. org/member/benefits.htm for a complete list of our lodging discountpartners. You can also call the YA membership information line at (209) 379-2317 if you have questions about these or any other membership benefits. We thank allof our lodging partners for making these valuable perks available to our members.Sign-up for a Yosemite Outdoor Adventure!We invite you to explore the park through one of our fun, educational programs.Some of our upcoming courses include:March 13-14April 3April 17April 23-25April 24May 1May 9Winter Explorations with a RangerYosemite Waterfalls Grand TourSpirit of the Rock: Discussions with Ron KaukYosemite Birding FestivalStorytelling for Grandparents & ParentsForest Ecology and Tree IdentificationWomen of Yosemite: A Mother’s Day CelebrationAre You a Steward?“Stewardship” is such a strange word forsuch an important value, commitment,and opportunity. Stewardship meanssomething different to everyone…whatdoes stewardship mean to you? Moreimportantly, how are you a steward?Here are some ideas of stewardship fromthe YA staff:• Financial Support• Vote with dollars—choose where youspend your money• Stay informed about current issues• Pick up trash on trails• Report unsafe trail conditions• Volunteer• Help lost visitors• Play tour guide for friends and otherpark visitors• Become a YA member!We would love to hear how youdefine stewardship, and what youdo to show it! Please send your ideasto cknight@yosemite.org or call(209) 379-2317.Leaving a Yosemite LegacySince 1923, thousands of individuals andfamilies have helped the YosemiteAssociation undertake its importanteducational, scientific, and research programs,with gifts of time, services, andmoney. Each year we receive criticalsupport for Yosemite in the form ofcharitable bequests from wills and estateplans. Such bequests play a vital role inour future funding.We encourage you to consider includinga gift to the Yosemite Association in yourwill or estate plan. It’s a way to ensurethat others will enjoy Yosemite farbeyond your lifetime.For information about leaving a Yosemitelegacy, call (209) 379-2317, or write toP.O. Box 230, El Portal, CA 95318For a full listing of our programs, visit www.yosemite.org or call 209-379-2321.YA members save 15% on all courses and proceeds from the program directlybenefit the park!YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 200413

THREE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIESTO VOLUNTEER IN YOSEMITE1Volunteer for YA for a Month or MoreHave you always dreamed of living in Yosemite Valley,Wawona, or Tuolumne Meadows? Do you secretly wish youcould wake up every morning with a view of Half Dome,commune daily with the sequoias in the Mariposa Grove,or witness the many diverse floral faces in Tuolumne Meadows?YA’s month-long volunteer program offers you the opportunityto realize these dreams and meet other Yosemite lovers.Members can apply to volunteer in Wawona, Yosemite Valley,or Tuolumne Meadows for a month or longer. In Wawona, membersprovide information assistance at the historic Hill’s StudioInformation Station and in the Mariposa Grove Museum.Yosemite Valley volunteers serve at many venues including the“Yurt” in the Camp 6 day use parking area, Happy Isles NatureCenter, and the Yosemite Museum Gallery. In TuolumneMeadows, highlights include working at Parsons Lodge andOlmsted Point.Additional benefits include free camping at shared sites inYosemite Valley, Wawona, or Tuolumne Meadows, $10 per workdayfor “out-of-pocket” expenses, a 30% discount on YA bookstorepurchases, a tuition-free outdoor adventure, and discountcards from the concessionaire. Most volunteers work a four orfive day week, depending on scheduling needs. Assignments inWawona and Yosemite Valley run from May through September;the Tuolumne Meadows volunteer season is June throughSeptember.For more information and an application, please visit ourwebsite at http://yosemite.org/helpus/volunteer.html or contactChrissy at (209) 379-2317 or cknight@yosemite.org.2 3Volunteer for the NPS and Inform the PublicThe interpretive division ofYosemite National Park is seekingvolunteers to assist with visitorinformation and orientationfunctions in Yosemite Valley during thesummer of 2004. Volunteers will beresponsible for staffing the Valley VisitorCenter front desk, as well as the PublicInformation Office in the Valley. A highdegree of customer service skill is necessary,as well as patience and good communicationskills. Volunteers will berequired to commit to a minimum ofthree months, working a minimum of 32A YA volunteer work week crew in action.hours per week. Schedules are flexibleand include weekend work. Volunteersare needed from April through October.Uniform and training provided.Housing, either in El Portal or YosemiteValley, and a small amount of moneyfor “out-of-pocket” expenses are alsoprovided. For more information, pleasecontact Tom Medema, Valley InterpretiveOperations Supervisor, at tom_medema@nps.gov or (209) 372-0642 or send anNPS Volunteers-In-Parks application orresume to him at P.O. Box 577, Yosemite,CA 95389.Volunteer at Big Oak Flator the Fresno StoreWe are seeking long-term volunteersfor the Big Oak FlatInformation Station and theFresno airport store. If you loveYosemite, people, or just would like togive back to your community, theseopportunities are especially for you.Volunteers receive many benefits uniqueto the location of service. If you areinterested in more information or anapplication for the Fresno locationplease contact Pat at (209) 379-2648 orpwight@yosemite.org. For the Big OakFlat location, contact Chrissy at (209)379-2317 or cknight@yosemite.org.RUSS MORIMOTO14

2004 Work WeekApplications Now AvailableApplications are now being accepted forour 2004 Cooperative Work WeekProgram (a.k.a. work trips). The worktrips are a cooperative effort of YA, providingvolunteer support, YosemiteInstitute, providing a naturalist to overseecampsite operations and culinaryservices, DNC Parks & Resorts atYosemite, giving crucial financial support,and the National Park Service, providingproject direction, tools, andsupervision.The 2004 trips are:June 20–26: Weed Warriors (YosemiteValley)July 11–17: Glacier Point Rare &Endangered Species & Wawona Weeds(Wawona)July 25–31: Tuolumne Front CountryRestoration (Tuolumne Meadows)August 15–21: Rafferty CreekRestoration (Backcountry)Sept. 26–Oct. 2: Valley Fall Projects(Yosemite Valley)In each of these trips, up to fifteen YAmembers camp together at a group sitefrom Sunday afternoon to the followingSaturday morning. They work on variousrestoration and revegetation projectsfor four days, with a day rest day in themiddle of the week. Volunteers contribute$50 each to help cover the cost ofthe seventeen hearty meals served duringtheir stay.Like Tony (see accompanying letter),many members have had the opportunityto participate in a YA Work Week.However, due to the popularity of theprogram, there are many more memberswho have not had the opportunity toexperience this wonderful benefit oftheir YA membership. In order to giveour members an equal chance to participate,we will conduct a lottery among theapplications we receive by March 29 for2004 worktrip assignments. Applicationsreceived after March 29, 2004 will beconsidered on a space available basis.For more information or an application,please call Chrissy at (209) 379-2317, ordownload an application form from ourwebsite at http://yosemite.org/helpus/volunteer.html.“THE WORK WEEKS AREN’T WORK”Editor’s Note: The following is a letter from long-time member and worktripvolunteer Tony DeMaio to YA board chair Christy Holloway.Dear Christy,Thank you for the handwritten note at the end of the form thank you letter. Itis much appreciated. Please forgive this typewritten note but my handwritingis atrocious.We call them work weeks but I, for the life of me, can’t see them as work.Especially when I look at a photo of me at Washburn Point with, to my left,there is Half Dome, and Clouds Rest, and Tenaya Canyon. To my right areVernal and Nevada Falls and further in the background is all of the SierraNevada. Over the years that I have come to Yosemite as a volunteer I havefound four main reasons that I do so.The first and foremost is to help restore that which is lost and damaged bythrongs that visit here. To mend the Merced’s banks eroded by so many feetthat trampled down her sides. To help remove old dirt and rock and gravel andreplace that with natural flora so that the Fen can return to its former state. Tohelp remove all the non-native plants so that the native plants can continue toflourish. To seek and hopefully find the wildflowers that haven’t been seen in along time.My second reason for coming is the chance to get to work with such wonderfulpeople in Yosemite’s Resources Management. Over the years it has been a joyand privilege to work with people like Marty, Noreen, Victor, and Don. The caringthat they have for all the natural wonders at Yosemite; the enthusiasm theyshow as they meet the challenges of their jobs; and the knowledge that theyimpart to all of us who have worked with them. It is a privilege to know them.Third, of course, is all the other volunteers that I have gotten to know andwork with. The camaraderie that has been developed with not only the peoplewith whom I have worked over the years, but also the people that I have metfor the first time; talking over old times with those that have worked togetherover the years; making friends with people that have come for the first timeand having them feel welcome. The amazing teamwork that develops in justone week. It all is so heartwarming.The fourth, and by far not the least, are the good people of the YosemiteAssociation: Steve, Laurel, you Christy, and the rest of the Board of Directorsand others who have gone on to other pursuits who make the YosemiteAssociation possible. Having Steve and Laurel come to our Tuesday suppermakes us feel appreciated; we even enjoy Steve’s jokes, some of the time. Becauseof the Yosemite Association, I and others are able to be volunteers in Yosemite.So instead of you wondering how you can thank me, it is I who thank you andall of those that I have talked about for making it possible for me to help outin the Park. It is my hope that I will be allowed the privilege of coming to thePark, two to three times a year, as a YA volunteer, for many years to come.Sincerely,Tony DeMaioYOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 200415

ASSOCIATION DATESLegend:OA = Outdoor AdventureAAC = Art Activity CenterFEBRUARYFeb:Winter 2004 issue of themembers’ journal Yosemiteto be mailed this monthFeb:Valley Visitor CenterInformation and Bookstoreservices temporarily relocatedto WildernessEducation Center building(next to the post office) duringVC renovationFeb 6:OA: Mariposa Grove ofGiant Sequoias Full MoonSnowshoe with Julie MillerFeb 7:OA: Snowshoe Explorationswith a Naturalist with JulieMillerFeb 7:OA: A Writer’s Winter Walkin Yosemite with Beth PrattFeb 16:YA Administrative Office inEl Portal closed for thePresidents’ Day holidayFebruary 27-29:OA: A Weekend withNevada BarrFeb 27 – May 2:Yosemite Renaissance XIXexhibit at Yosemite MuseumGalleryMARCH APRIL MAYMar:Valley Visitor CenterInformation and Bookstoreservices temporarily relocatedto WildernessEducation Center building(next to the post office)during VC renovationMar 5:OA: Dewey Point bySnowshoe with Julie MillerApr:Valley Visitor CenterInformation and Bookstoreservices temporarily relocatedto WildernessEducation Center building(next to the post office)during VC renovationApr 3:Ostrander Ski Hut closesfor seasonApr 3:OA: Yosemite ValleyMay:Valley Visitor CenterInformation and Bookstoreservices temporarily relocatedto WildernessEducation Center building(next to the post office)during VC renovationMay 1:OA: Forest Ecology andTree Identification withMichael RossMay 1:OA: Hidden Hideaways ofYosemite Valley withKristina RylandsMay 2:Last day to view YosemiteRenaissance XIX exhibit atYosemite Museum GalleryMar 6:OA: Snowshoe Explorationswith a Naturalist – fullmoon evening programwith Julie MillerMar 13-14:OA: Winter Explorationswith a Ranger with DickEwartWaterfalls Grand Tour withSuzanne SwedoApr 4:OA: Discovering SpringWildflowers at Hite Covewith Suzanne SwedoApr 14:Big Oak Flat Bookstore andInformation Station opensfor the seasonApr 17:OA: Spirit of the Rock:Discussions with Ron KaukMay 3:Camp 6 Day Use ParkingArea Information Station(Yurt) opens for the seasonMay 3 - 9:AAC: Free art lessons withAnne LongmanMay 6 – 9:OA: Drawing and PastelPainting in Yosemite withMoira DonohoeMay 7:Happy Isles Nature Centerand Bookstore opens forthe seasonMay 8:Wawona InformationStation and Bookstore atHill’s Studio opens for theseasonMar 26:Museum Store opens forthe seasonMar 26:Obata Reception at TheAnsel Adams Gallery (byinvitation)Mar 27:Spring Forum, YosemiteValleyApr 17:OA: Hite Cove Hike withMichael RossApr 18:Waterfalls and Wildflowers:Foresta to El Portal withMichael RossApr 19 – 25:AAC: Free art lessons withSusan VanderveenApr 23 – 25:Yosemite Birding Festivalwith Keith Hansen, TedMay 9:OA: Women of Yosemite: AMother’s Day Celebrationwith Beth PrattMay 10 - 16:AAC: Free art lessons withCarole BussMay 13 – 16:OA: Yosemite by Camera,Car, and Bicycle with DaveWymanMay 14 – 16:OA: Hetch HetchyWildflower Explorationswith Suzanne SwedoMay 15 – 16:OA: Yosemite’s Forests:Historic Conditions and aCentury of Change withJim BouldinMar 27:OA: An Evening ofStorytelling for All AgesMar 28:OA: Snowshoe Explorationswith a Naturalist with JulieMillerMar 28:OA: Discovering SpringWildflowers at Hite Covewith Michael RossBeedy, David Lukas andmore!Apr 24:OA: Storytelling forGrandparents (and parents)with The Story QuiltersApr 24:OA: An Evening ofStorytelling for All AgesApr 26 – May 2:AAC: Free art lessons withJan SchafirMay 16:OA: Inside Yosemite:Wilderness Issues in thePark with Laurel BoyersMay 17 - 23:AAC: Free art lessons withFrank PoulsenMay 21:Mariposa Grove Museumand Bookstore opens forthe seasonMay 21 – 23:OA: BotanicalIlluminations with AndieThramsMay 22:OA: Music in Yosemite withthe Recycled String BandYOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

YOSEMITE CATALOGYosemite Meditationswith photographs by Michael Frye,and a foreword by Yosemite Superintendent Michael Tollefson.The Yosemite Association has released this new gift book that’s a beautifullyillustratedcollection of quotations about nature, the environment, and thenational parks, guaranteed to inspire and uplift readers.The stunning color Yosemite photographs gracing the book’s pages weretaken by Michael Frye, a renowned photographer who resides in the park.A diverse group of notables, ranging from Frank Lloyd Wright to John Muirand from Albert Einstein to Henry David Thoreau, provides the includedwisdom and inspirational thoughts.Specifically designed to be used out of doors, this is a work that can beenjoyed alone in a high country meadow, or shared with friends and family on a camping or backpackingtrip. The convenient size is ideal for putting into a pack or tote bag, making it easy to carry and appreciatein almost any setting. The book is 96 pages long, illustrated in full color, 4 .75 x 6 inches in size, andhardbound with a dust jacket. Copyright 2003, Yosemite Association. $9.95; member price $8.46Mammal Tracks & Sign—A Guide to North American Speciesby Mark Elbroch.This amazing guide brings together concise text, detailed line drawings,range maps, and more than 1,000 color photographs to illustrateand describe the tracks and sign left by North American mammals.Among the illustrations are feeding signs, scat, burrow, tunnels,bedding areas, rubbings, and remains.Organized for in-the-field use or at-home reference, it includes a handysection of 104 life-size tracks. This is an invaluable resource for wildlifeenthusiasts and beginning or experienced trackers. The formidable volumeis 784 pages and 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches in size. It is illustrated incolor and black-and-white, and features a heavy-duty paper binding with protective coating.Copyright 2003, Stackpole Books. $44.95; member price $38.21Californiawith photos by Art Wolfe and text by Peter Jensen.Internationally-acclaimed nature and wildlife photographer Art Wolfe has long had a love affair with California.Along its wild coastline, he finds iconic vistas and light playing upon water in ways that crystallize the very ideaof the West Coast.Heading inland, he is drawn to the dense lushness of ancientforests, the bracing environs of an alpine lake in the SierraNevada, and the particular abundance of plant and animallife found only in the desert. Seeking the natural world in thegreat Central Valley, Art Wolfe captures stands of ancient oaks,wildflower carpets, and migratory bird populations.This is a California that is familiar — Yosemite, Marin, theOwens Valley — and yet remarkably new. Art Wolfe offersa personal landscape in his images of place. The result isCalifornia as it has not been seen before. The book is 160pages, 11 inches x 9.5 inches, illustrated with full-colorphotos, and bound with a paper cover with flaps. Copyright2001, Sasquatch Books. $29.95; member price $25.46YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 200417

To see an expanded list of the Yosemite-related books, maps, and products we offer for sale,visit the full-featured, secure Yosemite Store on the internet at: http://yosemitestore.comTo Find the Biggest Treeby Wendell Flint.This is the account of two men and their lifelong quest to seek out and record, in all theirmajesty, contenders for the title of the earth’s largest living things. Big tree hunter WendellFlint takes you on a journey filled with facts, legends, and rumors.The book explores sequoia groves throughout California. From the largest to thetallest, to the strange and unusual - including the tree you can drive through—thisbook will take you there. This newly-revised edition includes a section on the mightyredwoods, the world’s tallest trees and rivals of the champion giant sequoia.The volume is 126 pages, 8.5 inches x 11 inches, illustrated incolor and black-and-white, and paperback. Copyright 2002, SequoiaNatural History Association. $18.95; member price $16.11The Snowflake—Winter’s Secret Beautywith text by Kenneth Libbrecht and photos by Patricia Rasmussen.High above the earth a snowflake is born. Crystalline branches form around a nucleus ofmicroscopic dust, creating a one-of-a-kind design. Because it weighs next to nothing, asnow crystal may take hours to fall - finally landing where Patricia Rasmussen’s amazingmicro-photography can capture the fleeting beauty and complexity of nature’s art.Join pre-eminent researcher Kenneth Libbrecht as he chronicles the creation of thesnow crystal—though even today, we cannot fully explain why no two snowflakes arealike. The mystery remains unsolved, but with this captivating volume, we can betterappreciate the snowflake’s secret inner beauty.This beautiful and fascinating book is 112 pages, 8.5 inches x 11.5 inches,illustrated in full color with remarkable photos, and casebound with dust jacket.Copyright 2003, Voyageur Press. $20; member price $17Pajaro Field BagThis waist pack features seven pockets foreverything you’ll need when you’re hiking or enjoying time inthe outdoors. The main pocket is sized to accommodate fieldguides, travel books, or binoculars. There are smaller pockets(including one with a zipper) for note pads and maps, andspecialized pockets for pencils, pens, and sunglasses. Bestof all, a secret pocket sealed with Velcro keeps keys,credit cards, and other valuables safe.It’s the best such pack we’ve found.Made in the U.S.A. of durable Cordurain navy blue, forest green, or black by Pajaro.(please specify color) $29.95; member price $25.4618 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

GPS Made Easy (4th edition)by Lawrence Letham.This well-written introduction to Global Positioning Systems makesthe complex topic easy to understand. Among the subjects covered arehow GPS works, the features of all common receivers, and practicalstep-by-step examples of GPS use in the wilderness.There’s also discussion of GPS use with maps and in rough terrain andvaried conditions. The revised edition includes chapters on the use ofGPS enhanced technology, such as PDAs, pocket PCs, and more.The book is 208 pages long, and 5.5 inches x 8.5 inches in size. It is illustratedin black-and-white and has a paperback binding. Copyright 2003,The Mountaineers Books. $15.95; member price $13.56NEW! Yosemite Association80th Anniversary Logo Vestby Chuck Roast.This great new Polartec® vest isembroidered with theYosemite Association 80thanniversary logo.Manufactured for us byChuck Roast of NewHampshire, the Cascadestylevest is one of the mostversatile items of clothingfor the outdoors, and agreat piece for all seasons.Whether you layer up on the slopesor throw it on over a T-shirt at the lake, this will prove to be one ofyour favorite wardrobe choices - especially with its plush feel andthe colorful Y.A. logo. It's made of Polartec® 200 from MaldenMills in a full zip unisex style with front hand-warmer pockets.The vest is navy blue in color with an embroidered logo that’s2.5 x 3.5 inches, a charcoal gray collar, a hemmed bottom, anda silver zipper. It is available in S, M, L, XL, and XXL sizes.$49.95; member price $42.46. Be sure to specify size.The Jumbo Book of Nature Scienceby Pamela Hickman.This book for young people contains more than 100activities and experiments that explore nature indoors andoutdoors and inevery season. Usingmaterials foundaround home, kidswill get nose to nosewith nature and discoverthe amazingbugs and plants thatlive at theirdoorsteps or downthe street.The author is anatural scienceeducator and writer, and the author of many books forchildren. The entertaining book is 160 pages long,8.5 inches x 9.5 inches in size, illustrated with black-andwhitedrawings, and paperbound. Copyright 1996,Kids Can Press. $12; member price $10.20Birds of America’s National Parks—100 Piece Memory Card Gameby Impact.Knowing how to identify birds by sight is a key tobecoming familiar with different species. Thisbeautiful collection of photos provides an enjoyableand educational experience that will benefitbirders of all ages.The game, for ages 3 and over, includes poster withphotos of and information about all 50 includedbirds. The game contains 100 cards, each 3 inches x 3 inches. The cards and poster are printed in fullcolor and packaged in sturdy box. Copyright 2002, Impact. $12.95; member price $11.01YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 200419

NEW COLORS AND LOGO NOW AVAILABLE!Yosemite Association Water Bottleby NalgeneThis highly functional wide-mouthNalgene bottle made of super-tough,lexan polycarbonate is now availablewith the Yosemite Asssociation’s new80th Anniversary Logo in three colors:meadow green, violet, and glacierblue, with white caps.The bottles are virtually leak-proof,won’t conduct heat or cold, and don’taffect the taste of water or other liquids.You’ll never lose their easy-to-open,attached, screw tops. Besides the YAlogo, the bottles feature permanentgradation marks to make measuringpowdered foods and drinks easy.A bottle weighs 5.3 ounces includingattached cap; from Nalgene. $9.95;member price: $8.46Yosemite Wilderness PinHere’s a beautiful enamel pin commemoratingYosemite’s unparalleled wilderness.It’s circular in shape with a high countryscene rendered in blues, grays, and greens.A real treasure for collectors.Approximately 1 inch in diameter.$4.00; member price $3.40Yosemite Association Logo T-ShirtThese great new t-shirts feature thecolorful Yosemite Association80th anniversary logo.Screen printed in four colors,the Hanes Beefy-Tbrand shirts are 100% cottonand available in threedifferent colors: natural, green,and blue. Here's a perfect way toshow your support of our work andlook good at the same time! Pleaseindicate your color preference andsize (S, M, L, XL, or XXL). $16;member price $13.60Yosemite Association80th Anniversary Enamel Pinby William Spear Design.This beautiful new “cloisonne-style” enamelpin was developed to celebrate the YosemiteAssociation’s 80th anniversary. With itsrich primary colors and gold lettering andhighlights, the pin is a real eyecatcher.The pin was developed for us by WilliamSpear from the new 80th anniversary logo designed byMichael Osborne Design. Made of heavy enamel, it is 1inch wide and 1.375 inches tall. Packaged in a tan cardboardgift box.$12.95; member price $11.01Yosemite Black Bear Stuffed AnimalThis soft and fuzzy stuffed black bear (actuallydark brown with a lighter muzzle)comes fitted with a yellow ear tag—just likethose used by National Park Service rangersto research and track the bears in Yosemite.The yellow ear tag is a replica of thoseactually used in Yosemite, and securelyaffixed. Washable with warm water andmild soap, the cuddly bear is a great gift for children and bear lovers alike. Availablein two sizes: large (14 inches from tail to snout) and small (10.5 inches). Large bear,$15.95; member price $13.56; small bear, $10.95; member price $9.31Order Form Credit card orders call: (209) 379-2648 Monday–Friday, 8:30am–4:30pmWe Accept VISA, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover12345PriceQty. Color Description Each TotalName:Address:City: State: Zip:E-mail address:Daytime telephone:Credit Card No:Expires:Signature:Yosemite Association, P.O. Box 230, El Portal, CA 9531820 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004SUBTOTAL7.75% Sales Tax (CA customers only):Shipping Charges: $5.95TOTAL ENCLOSED:

NEW MEMBERS AND RECENT DONATIONSNEW AND REJOINING MEMBERSWelcome and welcome back to our new andrejoining members! You’ve connected with some10,000 like-minded individuals, families, andbusinesses helping the association make Yosemitean even better place.Benefactor Members:Nick & Mary Dodge, Rod & Connie SwansonSustaining Members:Susan Anstrand, Carol Mock & L. BaumContributing Members:Eileen Abbott, American Park Network, Eugene& Lois Ballock, Ray & Tammy Barnett, RobertBecker, Alberta Bodes, David Bostock,Antoinette Brannigan, Carol Brody, JeffChambers, John Chisholm, Irene & Tom Clark,Robert & Laura Cory, Janet Covell, Audrey &Bob Cowan, Doug & Eloise Gobin Crary, T.Cutillo & P. Myrick, Steve Daniels, James &Margo Duffy, Kathleen Fremgen, JohnGilmore, Kristine Greenwell, MollieGruenwald, Robert & Maxine Halem, CricketHandler & Jerry Boots, James & Sandra Holst,J. Elizabeth Husby, Chris Jarrett, DouglasJensen, Alan & Sally Johnson, Michael Kane,Erwin & Lillian Lehmann, Victor & PatriciaMacko, Cory McKee, John McKinley, GlenMetz, William Mieler, Judy Miller, DonnaNicholas, Ron Nichols, Francis O’Brien, Lance& Suzette Olson, Elaine J. Olson, Gerald W.Ondash, James Pardee & Golnar Zarnegar,Graeme & Debra Plant, Doug & KathyRobichaud, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Robles, LawrenceRogers & Mary Silva, Paul Sander, TracySazima, Gordon & Mary Shaw, Paul & AnneSheedy, Gail Soldavini, Jay Spillane, MitchellStevko, Michelle Sullivan & Chris Kenyon,Judith Svoboda, M. Thometz & TheodoraDavis, Terrill & Evelyn Wade, Gae Weber, RussWeidemann, Libby F. Wilson, DianeWollenberg, Michael ZischkeSupporting Members:Gregory Adamson, Eddy Ancinas, EdwinAndersen, Diane Asloli-Van, Amanda Austin, J.M. Avila, Fernando & Donita Bayardo, L. M.Beach, Darla & Bryce Beck, Larry & NancyBeliveau, Harold & Bonnie Bishop, JonathanBlake, Mary Blankenship, Marek & FrancesBozdech, Mr. & Mrs. David Brubaker, Jim &Pat Carr, Charles Cartford, Jerry Cooper, KenCorrea, Suzette Cox, Judith Dantico, OliverDelerm, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Douglass, James K.Easton, La Verne & Mary Eng, Mr. & Mrs.Robert Eustis, Barbara A. Faessel, Karol Field,Barbara Fitch, Don Fleisher, J. Fredericks & L.Bright, ack & Betty Gaughan, Yvonne Gaydon,Harrison Gill, Sorrell & Carole Glover, DavidGoodman, Roland & Mary Haas, LawrenceHalprin, January & Michael Handl, LonHarper, Ellen & Dan Hartford, Larry Heller,Nancy Henry, Brad Herrmann, Madeline &Arthur Jablon, Paul Jones, Lynne Kirk, MarjorieA. Kirk, P.C. Lambert & K.S. Brock, MaryLangley & George Hague, Lou Leupold &Ginny Stout, Dean Levitan, N. Litofsky, RandyLloyd, Robyn Ledwith Mar, ThomasMcCampbell, Donald Messer & Rhonda Pruss,Carlos & Andrea Monsalve, Mike & SusanMuse, Stephen Neal , John Oakley, CherylO’Callaghan, Chris Parise, Teresa Paterson,Gordon Pickering & C. Stewart, Susan Preus,Debra & Tony Rentz, James K. Richardson,Philip & Barbara Rizzo, Russ S. Roberts &Penny Dunne, Michael & Alta Rogers, Mr. &Mrs. James Ross, Renata Polt Schmitt, PeterSkinner & Marie Earl, Joseph & Sally Small,Esther & Marvin Smith, Jared Sprunger, DougStewart, Philip Stohr, Stephen Sullivan, RuthSutter, Emmett I. Sutton, Kelly Taylor,Katherine Taylor, James Tooker, David &Andrea Turner, Mary Valentino, Mr. & Mrs.Richard L. Ward, Andree Wells, ElizabethWeston, Jim Wiens, Michael & PamelaWilliams, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Wojtkowski, MaryWoolpert, Tara A. Zodrow, Tuolumne Zyss-MeierJoint/Family Members:Denis Adair, Drs. Bill & Barb Ailor, JamesAlexander, Elcio & Debbie Almeida, MichaelAltshuler, Stephen Amendola, Don & JanetAndersen, Norman Anderson, Harold & RitaAnderson, Mr. & Mrs. J. Anderson, EdwardArnold, Noah Arribas-Layton, Cynthia Ashe &Steve Bjerklie, Bill & Elly Bade, StephanieBarboni-Seppa, Eric Baron, Leroy & GaudenciaBlack, Sabrina Boltz, Mr. & Mrs. RobertBostrom, Joseph & Joan Boyd, David & MaryBrick, G. Caldwell & C. Dunham, ChristieCarlson, Ruth M. Carr, Joseph Carr and Family,Bill & Valerie Chato, Paul Chattey, KevinClancy, Dale & Cheryl Cohen, Janis Cole,Malcolm Cole, Robert Cormack, JanaCoverston, Howard Cron, Phil & MargeeCullivan, Kevin Curran, Beverly Dahlstedt,John & Sheila Davis, Barbara Dawson, Kathryn& Cesar De Anda, Ken DeBow & Linda Palmer,Stan & Leslie DeLugach, Marvin Dennis, Bill &Susan Diamond, Tom & Dolores Doyle, F.Draeger, Paul Dressel, Joe DuCote, Anne Duffy,Gloria Dykhouse, Thomas Dyser & Family,David Eichorn, Robert Emmett, Setsu & AlfredEssa, Pat & John Essington, Kenneth Farrar,Norbert & Sandra Farrell, John & MargeryFranklin, Susan & Ray Gaitan, Chris Gallery &L. Snyder, Steven & Kristina Gee, MarilynGettys, Charles Gibb, Veronica Gomez, John &Kaye Graham, Robert Grant, Christine Gray,Alena Hallack, Bob & Pat Hauk, Donald &Diana Henrichsen, Dale & Doug Heron,Pamela Hibler, David Hobson, ElizabethHoffman, Mark Hogan, Richard Holden,Charlton & Katherine Holland, Amy Holzgang& Don Haviland, Mary Holzgang & TomHerron, Ning-Ta Hsu-Tseng, C.V. Huckaba,Isabelle Hunter, Kristin Hunter, Karen Hyde,Linda Ikeda & James Hickey, Joan & RobertJack, Joan & Kevin Jackson, Helen Jameson,Rick & Julie Jensen, Larry & Sharon Johnson,Tom & Linda Jones, James Jones, Paul & NancyJones, Richard & Iva Dora Jones, Rick Judd,Pauline Jue & Rich Harned, Judy Keene,William & Dorothy Kelly, Nancy Kenyon,Harry & Karen Kissileff, Larry Klein, MaryKline & Calvin Liu, Bernard Knoll, RoseMarieKuhn, William Kunz, Diane Lafrenz, John &Sandi Landicho, A. B. & Donna J. Langdon,Lanning Family, Daniel Laskin, Steve & TeriLaugenour, Gaye & John Lawson, RichLeamon, Rosina Lee, Leslie Leslie, Diane &Chris Lever, Donna Liflow, Amy & PhilMacBride, The MacBride Family, The MaguireFamily, Bunkie & Jeff Mangum, GregoryMason, Robert S. & Loretta Mateik, Josephine& Vincent Matranga, Ken & Carol Maul, Nan &Jim Maurer, John & Liz Maxwell, Phil Mazzoni& K. O’Toole, Amy & Jack McKittrick, KateMcMichael & T. Hausser, P. Richard Means,Nils Montan, Lawrence Mortorff, David &Marjorie Mosier, Kathryn Myers, Cindy Ng &Randy Wei, Leo Nichols, Donald Nilson, Dr. &Mrs. M. K. Nobil, Joan & George Noell, Brandt& La Vey Norquist, Ellen & Andy Paisal, Grant& Danna Lee Pankhurst, James & MichellePelech, Cynthia Peters & Gene Fowler, John &Trish Peterson, E. Phillips, John A. & JenniferPietka, Nancy & Larry Pollard, Betsy & GeorgePotter, John & Tara Quist, Susan & MichaelRappaport, Leon & Pearl Raya, Bob & ElizabethReeves, Brad & Eileen Rence, Karen & LarryRichards, Arthur & Maureen Richardson,Daniel Rick & Bonnie McGhehey, Ann &Wayne Rieke, Jim Roche, Tom & ClaudineRonay, Steve Ruddock, Donald Ruxton, Mr. &Mrs. John Sadauskas, Jolin Salazar-Kish,Deborah & Fiore Salerno, Sandra Sarka, JohnH. & Penny Savard, Barbara & Perry Schaefer,Maury Schaeffer, Kathryn & MichaelSchlesinger, Joan & Robert Scholl, RosanneSeratti, Pat Shanahan & Brad Waite, BarryShelley, Mary Shuhert & Jim Agin, NancyRietzke Silver, Charles & Louise Silverberg, PatSmith, John Solis, Tim & Anne Somerville,Janet M. Sowers, Chris Stein & Meryl Rose,Larry & Steve Stewart, Cynthia Stone, BarbaraTakei, Janet & Jim Thiel, William & JanaThompson, Kim & Tim Thurgate, Laurens &Sandra Thurman, Jule Torre, Scott Trask, DaleTrowbridge, Richard & Anne L. Trussell,Amanda Tunison, Marcie Ubhoff, Donald &Winona Victery, Sandy & Madeleine Waddell,Lee & Kathy Walkowsky Family, Frank Walters,John & Irma Watt, Craige & Carmel Weiler,David & Kiley Weinstein, Beverly Weis & JamesMorton, Wade Welshons, Carole Wenda, MarkWetters, Kathleen & Terry Whettam, LeslieWhitmore, Chris Wohlers, Mitchell Wolf,Steven Woodbury, C. Woodruff-Honeyer & R.Tronboll, Pat & Joe Wrobleski, Dave Wyman,Carol Zebrowski & R. HershbargerIndividual Members:Ralph Abel, Michael & Lorie Aberle, ScottAhles, Elaine Alexander, Enica Allen, DianeAllessi, Ramona Anania, Laurel Anderson,Paula Andress, James Apffel, Joellen Arnold,Robert Bacon, Deborah Badigan, Cathy Bain,Patricia S. Ballengee, Maria Bastanchury, JeanBeal, Carrie Bennert, Enrico J. Biasotti, JohnBiscevic, Diane Borrison, Hazel Bourdet,Patricia Boyle, Charles Bradbury, SandraBrickman, Alexandria Bunten, Helen Burke,Bob Burror, Maggi Butterfield-Brown, JeffByron, Lola M. Carroll, Cathy Chambers, HelenChapman, Michael Cobb, Solomon Cohen,Linda Cole, Wendi Craig, Leigh Criscione,Michael Daleo, Kiah Davidson, Mr. & Mrs.William Davis, Lou Davis, Sharon Joyce Davis,Dr. Carol A. Day, C. H. DeFord, DawnDeSimone, Cheryl Detweiler, Seema Doshi,Phil Douglis, George Durkee, Karen Eikeland,Claire Englander, Martenza Faer, BrianneFahey, Kirby Fears, Jeff Feinberg, Nancy Fenner,Jean Fix, Teri Flanders, Lisa Flautt, Al Fletcher,Jack Floyd, James Forthman, Gene Foucher,Patricia Jensen Frost, Cindy Fulton, GeoffreyGean, Mary Gearheart, Stephanus Geo,Suzanne Gero, Jacqueline Gordon, MarilynGotz, Charles Goulet, Diane Grauer, Pat Gray,YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, SUMMER 200321

Mary Green, Brian Grogan, Robin Guilfayln,John Hancock, Brian Hanlon, C. Hareid,Sandra Hays, Patricia Henshaw, Pamela Hill,Tara Hodges, Sonja Hoie, Barbara L. Holloway,Roger Hooson, Daniel Horner, Robert Horton,Marta Hoyer, Mary Huber, Robert Imobersteg,Topsy Jackson-Araya, Michael & Linda Joe,Diane Joice, John Josse, Vicky Keston,Katherine D. Konkel, Carol Kriske, MaryKruetzfieldt, Meghan Kubo, Kerry Lattimore,Pamela Lawson, Cecilia Laxton, LaurieLehman, Shelley Liberto, David Lindsay, LindaLiscom, J.F. Longinotti, Anne S. Longman,Gretchen Loufek, Ken Malik, Felix Marinaro,Erma Mathews, Judith McCarty, SusanMcDougal, Denise McGorrin, Terry Meehan,Kellyn Milani, Judith Milgram, Bill B. & MaryA. Miller, Tracy Miller , Joan Mitchell, EleanorMonroe, Rexford Morey, Ellen Moroney, NancyMoulton, Thomas Mrakava, Dan Murphy, Mr.& Mrs. Ray C. Nann, Mary Newhoff, LouiseNewman, Sharon & Donald Niederhaus,Valerie Nowakowski, Diana Nugent, LucyO’Dell, Susanna Odry, Joy Paris, PatriciaPasternak, W. M. Peffley, Susan Pollard, ArileePollard, Jason Porod, Joan Purvis, KristinRamsey, Linda Rapp, Christine Rasmussen,David Rasmussen, Martin Reeves, Bart Reviere,Toby Roberts, Kristina Rylands, RichardSandeen, William Sanders, W. M. Scarborough,Jackie Scheibel, Julie Schoonhen, Mary Schulte,Gloria Schulz, Judy Schwartzman, Ronna Scott,Steven Seibert, Robin Sharp, Ron Shestokes,Yosemite Sightseeing Tours, Paul Simons,Ursula Smeader, Celine M. Smith, Kathy Staerk,S. Stancato, Tim Stangel, Janet Steffy, EdStevens, Michael Strutt, Elizabeth Swarthout,Edith Taylor-Richards, Richard Tetley, CarmenTorres, Michael Tucker, John H. VanHeerden,Darlene Velicki, James Veronesi, Nanci Viera,Ted Waller, Nancy Wallis, Mark Warmerdam,Bill Weissman, Judith Wessing, Barbara A.Whalen, Matthew White, BernardWhittenborg, Shirlee Wolf, Weyman Wong,Jamie Wood, Margie WynnInternational Members:Kate Angel, Kenneth Lawrence, Hiroshi NakanoMEMBERS WHO HAVERENEWED AT A HIGHER LEVELSpecial thanks go to the following members. Byrecently upgrading your membership level, youhave enhanced our ability to provide key educationaland other programs in Yosemite.Upgrading to Patron Level:Donna Leaman & Wayne JacksonUpgrading to Sustaining Level:John Cahill, Jennifer & Michael Dunham,Howard & Nancy Lindgren, Marie Pitruzzello,Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Reynolds, Lori & WalterSingletonUpgrading to Contributing Level:Dr. & Mrs. Michael Adams, Harry Agamalian,Evan & Mary Appelman, A. Banuelos & S.Wittrig, James & Helen Brohm, LawrenceCargnoni, Karen Chan, Joseph & PatriciaCurrie, Maurice Dance, Lillian Dangott, KarenDemello, Abby P. Diamond, Ruth Ford, JimGarrett, P. Gregory Giordano, Susan Gordon,Julie Haney, Hans & Sue Hansen, Glenn &Juanita Hemanes, Corey Keating, John Merten,Mrs. H. Moffitt, Robert & Barbara Morrey,John & Peggy Overland Family, Maynard &Jane Rotermund, Kandis Scott, HeatherSongster & T. Robison, Gary & Debi Stroud,Sallie & Jay Whaley, Wade WoodsonUpgrading to Supporting Level:Deanna Bergstrom & Don Lyons, PatriciaBlanchard, DeLinda & Mike Brady, Joe Brazie,Jeremiah Bryant, Carolyn Carroll, RichardCrandall, Thomas H. Dykeman, Mary & JurgenExner, Susan Feves, Karen Ganschow, LindaGraham, Gina Greer, Leslie & Sandeep Gupta,Robert Haight, Geri Harris, Mary & MurrayHoff, Robert Jeffress, Keith Kawamoto, CyndeeKendall & Robert Witthaus, Aaron, Leslie,Rachel & Shira Kern, Jennifer & JamesKleckner, Robert Loeffler, Mark Lubkeman,Sharon Marsh & Robert Peirce, Sherri Maurin,Amy Meyer, Tony Miller, Thomas Mitchell &Teresa Curran, Marianne Nelson, Kevin D. &Beatrice Olsen, Christine Oyer, Diana D. &Noel E. Park, Dale Peterson, Joan & MartinRosen, Joan Saccuman & Pierre Samanni,Russell & Cheryl Sakai, Donald & MarilynSanders, Kurt Schulz & Marielle Goossens,Barbara Schwenoha, Anne L. Young, BarbaraZwiegRECENT GENERAL DONATIONSWe extend our gratitude to our donors who haverecently made gifts to the association. Specialgifts that mark a loved one’s birth, marriage, orpassing are a way to ensure that others will beable to enjoy the beauty and solace of Yosemitefor years to come.$500-$1000Julius Hauser & Bradley Hauser & CottonExemption Trust$100-499Kevin & Anna MeehanUp to $99Helga & Wallace Anker, Cars4Causes, JackGoddard, Greater Good, Rhett HodgesHonor and Memorial GiftsIn Honor of Lisbi Abraham: Patty CogswellIn Honor of Judge William Alsup: Barry AbbottIn Memory of Paul Botta: Moira NeutermanIn Memory of Raymond Bower: Kathy LangleyIn Memory of Arthur William “Bill” Brown, Jr.:Joyce & Gerry Amarel, Wendy A. & Philip F.Atkins-Patterson, John & Kathy Berchild, David& Carmela Bosko, Richard Briggs & SaraSchulz, Richard Brunette, Charlene Chang, Buz& Dorothy Crain, Mark & Teresa Dalbeck, John& Cyndi Demboski, John & Barbara Dye,Juliette & James C. Ebert, Kevin & Sara Engl,Nancy Gabriele, Lee & Regina Goss, Patrick &Christine Halcomb, Jon Heisterberg, Michael &Sascha Henry, Melissa Hydeman, LyndaJohnson, Dan Kee, Nona & Hank Killmar,Connie & David Luzan, William Manierre &Barbara Hall, Leona Nagasugi, Bill and LynneOpdyke, Marilyn Prindle, The RaymondCorporation, Shawn & Judy Razipour,Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP,Mary & Randall Short, Wayne Simon, Bill &Carol Simpson, Jan & Stu Thomson, Edward &Karin Vogel, The Wella Corporation, TheWilder Family, Carla Witt, Marlene & SteveYoungIn Honor of Debbie & Richard, Laura & Dave,Linda & Doug, Pam, Shauna & Bill: DickFelbergIn Memory of Lyn B. Ehrnstein: PhyllisEhrnsteinIn Memory of John Floersch: Lori Burns, JaclynCaselli, Kathy Chavez, Mr. & Mrs. AndrewChavez, Floyd Clevenger, Bettie Clevenger,Doreene & Bob Compton, Craig Harbison &Mona Linstromberg, Jack & Dalene Jensen,Ellen S. Noller, Nabo & Rose Okazaki, Pam &Joe Oliverio, Esther Thrift, Lori TinfowIn Memory of Sally Harbison Gradine: CraigHarbison & Mona Linstromberg, Ellen S.NollerIn Memory of Sheree L. Gilbert: Joyce & EdwardConwayIn Memory of Jon Kinney: Betsie & Herb KinneyIn Honor of Diane & Cliff Phillips: ToniWeingartenIn Honor of Mary Silva & Larry Rogers:Susan WuhsIn Memory of John Taylor: Jack HenshallIn Honor of Duff Tomkins: Melanie BoothIn Memory of Eleanor Mackrell: The HawksHiking ClubIn Honor of Ray & Mary Johnson: MarilynJohnson22 YOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 2004

80TH ANNIVERSARY DONATIONSTo honor the Yosemite Association’s 80th anniversary, over 720 members have made donations totaling more than $90,000. With thistremendous response, we have exceeded our goal of raising $80,000 in our 80th year! We send many thanks to all these donors for helpingus fulfill our mission of stewardship and support.$1000 or moreMartha Barnett, Gerald & Janet Barton, Mr. &Mrs. B. C. Hammett, Christy & CharlesHolloway, MaryJane & Vern Johnson, Amb. andMrs. L. W. Lane, Jr., J. Morton & L. Donnelley-Morton, Lenore & Michael Roberts$500 to $999Phyllis McAdams, Christopher McLain, GloriaNewhouse & Family, Rebecca Okamoto & GuyProulx, Steven & Kim Rizzuto, Anita Staubach& Gary Vogt, Christina & Randal Walker,Paulette & Herbert Zebrack$250 to $499Chris & Brenda Black, Elizabeth Bramsen,Anne P. Dennis, Fred Fisher & Joe Lattuada,Ove Floystrup, Joel Goldberg & S. Cassidy,Steve Harrison, Eugene Kodani, Mrs. GeorgeLauterstein, Edward & Lorraine Mass, AnneMcWilliams, Steve & Jane Medley, JerryNuding, Erwin Ordeman, Jennifer & DarrylOtt, Bev Phillips, Alan B. & Ruth W. Scott,Brenda & Warren Seek, Cristino Vicerra$100 to $249Robert Adams, Laura Agakanian, SusanahAguilera, Kristine & Stan Albright, JanetAnderson, Claude & Patricia Anger, Paul &Joan Armstrong, Dorothea Bamford, Gale &Vicki Banks, Lenore Barbata, Stan Barnes, TomBates, Alan & Janet Baumann, Mike & JanBigelow, Virginia Black, Mr. & Mrs. CharlesBond, Barbara L. Boucke, Nancy Bower,Elizabeth & Lawrance Brown, Nathaniel &Gloryanne Bryant, Thomas & Kristin Byde,John Cahill, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Callan, EricCarson, Joan & Wes Carter, Jan Change,Gregory J. Cleveland, Hal & Dot Comins,Arnold & Carole Compolongo, Roy Conley &Rita Hart, Suzanne Corkins, Jose Cueto & AnitaPrieto, John De Rouen, Helen Deese, Jan &Frank Doting, Paul & Joan DuBow, PhyllisEhrnstein, David & Sarah Epstein, Mr. & Mrs.James Farris, John P. Ford, David Fosse, Robert& Reba Fournier, Alan & Yoko Fujimoto, SteveGabbard, George Gentry, Marshall & LindaGlenn, Paul Goodwin, David L. Graham,George Griset, Janet Harvey & Walter Ford,Mary Beth Hennessy, Joyce Hiller, HarveyHinman, Nancy Hodge, Peter Hoss, Linda &Bill Hoyer, Michael Huffer, Eva Mae Kristman,Alice & Richard Kulka, Dorothy Kurz, PhilipLathrap, Gregory Laushine, Gregory & Muh-Ching Lee, Patricia & Steven Levenberg, Mr. &Mrs. Kenneth Leytem, Paul Lindemann, Jimand Judy Lipman Fund, Philip & KateriLivingston, Loyd & Carolyn Long, Anne &Chas. Macquarie, Glenn & StephanieMacwhorter, Michael & Rosemary Manahan,Edward Mayer, Don McCarthy, JeffreyMcConnell, Sara Miller McCune, Hugh &Debbie McDevitt, Mary & J. W. McKibben,John Merten, Tom Meyer, Sandra C. Moore,Helen Morton, Charlynne & John Murphy,Dan Nass, Helen & Jack Nicholas, JamesNickelson, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Payne, FernandoPenalosa, Mark Peters, John Piersol, Felipe &Charlene Postigo, Barry & Maureen Rathfon,The Redwoods, Laurel Rematore, Ken & JoyceRenshaw, Laurence Resseguie, Carol and BarryRichlin, Virginia Riddle, Jan Robinson, CathyRose, Susan Russell, Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Sarment,Anthony D. Schilling, Elizabeth L. Schultz,Patricia Schulz, Tom & Irene Shephard, Dr. &Mrs. Elliot Shubin, Cindy Silvani-Lacey & D.Lacey, Marsha & Ken Smith, Stewart Snider,Ken & Pat Stackhouse, S. O. & Helga Strong,Ken & Lynn Stutz, Rod & Connie Swanson,Jeannie Tasker, Warren R. Thoits, NobuoTokunaga, Sylvia Toth & Z. Takacs, Robert &Sue Towery, Lee & Bruce Tremayne, LynnTronson, Walker Vick, Timothy & Pat Vickers,Tanis Walters, John Weare, Marilyn Webster,Phyllis Wilson & Ed Heithaus, Ronald Witt, Dr.Chuck & Marian Woessner, Nancy J. Wong,Harry S. Wurtz, Paul Wyler, Stephen Yeatman &Janet King, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zidell, JosephZucca$80 to $99Helen M. Anderson, David Astrachan, Janet &Tom Baillie, Rick Barnes, Dwight H. Barnes,Dan Bartley, Jimmie Benford, Carol R. Bisson,Charles & Barbara Bocan, James & HelenBrohm, Lois G. Carwile, Warren Cederborg,John Chapman Family, Kathleen Claudon, TheEugene Cleu Family, Richard & Alice Cocke,Marshall Coppage, Ron & Kristin Dick, JulieDuVall, James Erbes, Robert Erdmann, DennisEscola, Donald Esken, Barbara Evans, ElizabethW. Fischer, Pamela D. Flynn, Russell & EvelyneFowler, Cherry Franklin, Harry Giberson, JohnC. & Doreen G. Giles, Allan & Nan Goodman,Dudley Goul, Don Gunder, Heike & DavidHambley, Mr. & Mrs. M. B. Harwell, Mr. &Mrs. Jack Henshall, Christine Herman, KipHudson, Eric & Sandy Huffman, TopsyJackson-Araya, John Jensen, Carol Jones, KathyKravitz, Donna & Joe Krueger, Carol Laughton,Donna Leaman & Wayne Jackson, DorothyLimbach, Daniel Lopez-Maseda, Mr. & Mrs.Wm. Maggiora, D. Margiott & K. Montgomery,Karin & Carlton Martz, Mary Ann Matthews,Jerry & Cathleen Meyers, Barbara Moberley,Jennifer Morris, Lynn Nebus, Bill & LindaNorthway, Jean Olson, Scott & Jeanette Ong,Tim Osentowski, Patty Pecchenino, HowardRamsden, Dhiren Rao, Richard Rice, JamesRobinson, Elizabeth Roemer, Steve Roper,Naomi Rosen, Van & Susan Schultz, Janet &Charles Seim, Daniel & Marjorie Smith &Patricia Smith, James Snyder, Roy & JeannineStake, Dale & Carol Statley, Julie Stoughton &Dan Loranz, Elizabeth Taft, Andrew Traynor,Diane & Don Trowbridge, Peter & Virginia VanKuran, Jean Vieth, Keith Walklet & AnnetteBottaro-Walklet, Louise WeamerUp to $79Jae Abel, Mr. & Mrs. William Bagley, Jean A.Baird, Rodney & Gayle Baker, P. Pasha Baker,Bruce Baron, Ray & Betty Barraza, BonnieBerch & John Landis, Tony Birdsey, LindaBjorklund, Gary Bocarde, Claire Boddy, Jim &Barbara Bohn, Jackie L. Bone, Melanie Booth,Jan Breidenbach, Marcelle Bright, RichardBriscoe, Charles Brousse, Jim & Carol Brush,Larry & Judi Cain, Alan S. Cleland, PattyCogswell, Raymond G. Connors, Jim &Gretchen Covington, Leslie L. Davidson, IngridDavis, Barbara DeWolfe, Lloyd Dewoody, FredDietrich, Patricia & William Dowd, KeithEmerson, Dan Evans, Ronni Favors, RuthFelmus, Dermet Fong, Cindy & GeorgeFosselius, Heman Gala, James Gleason, ClaudeGlover, Murray & Esther Goldstein, RobertGoodwin, Loren Grandey, Jan Greenberg, PaulGrunland, Roger Haar, Randall Hack, Terry &Bill Hahm, Robert A. Haight, Robert Harder,Thomas & Kathy Harrington, CatherineHarting, Bertil & Nancy Hedlund, CraigHelberg, Anne & Ken Helms, Jack Henshall,Kathryn Higley, Norman Hill, Kenneth Himes,Rich Hodges, Gwen & Tas Hofer, JohnHolloway, George Homsey, Kenton &Margarita Horner, Jack Hourigan, SylviaHuber, Beth Huning, Michael & Vivian Hurley,Theodora Inman, Marilyn Rae Johnson, FloydJudd, Steven Katz, Dave & Anne Kendall,Kenneth E. Kimiecik, Pamela Kissler, CarolineKlund, Virginia & Earl Knechtel, Kelly Knight,Maurine Kornfeld, Leota Kuzma, Nancy & RickLacher, Ed Lane, Kathy Langley, Janet Leavitt,Robert Lee, David & Lisa Leeming, DavidLehmann, Michael Lennon, Roger & ClarettaLongden, Anne Lynn, Mary M. Lytle, Don &Judy Machen, Sara Mackenzie, WilliamMacMath, Sandy Mailliard, Joanne Mandel, Jay& Susan Mandell, Tom Martin, MarioMartinez, Doris McGowan, George Mesiarik,Coleman Morton, Paul & Leslie Mulligan, KarlF. Munz, Moira Neuterman, William & JuanitaOakes, Edward Ogle, Carey Olson, Diana D. &Noel E. Park, Robert Pavlik, T. Perkins, LindaK. Persson, Dale Peterson, R. O. M. Phillips,Sara Pickus, Edw. J. Polainer, Sandra Polk, Mr.& Mrs. Gladyn Putt, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ray,Michael & Vivian Reed, Debbie Reiter, BarbaraJ. Rogers, Mr. & Mrs. Brian Russell, Jean Ryan,Catherine Sandeen, William & Jeanne Sanford,Teresa & John Scerbo, Bernard & LouiseSchroeder, Don M. Scott, Randall Severino,Martin & Julie Shaperman, Rita & HerbSilverman, Peggy Simpson, Pete Sison, I.O. &Shirley Skaredoff, John Smith, Marie B. Smith,Margaret Stewart, Gloria J. Stockton, TomokoSugano, Wendy-Marie Teichert, Roger & CarolTierney, Donna Tobkin, Margery Trevorrow,Sylvia Tsang, Roger Tubbesing, David &Yvonne Turner, Susan L. Walker, Joan Wehr,Mr. & Mrs. Gene Weiler, Tom & Patty West,Janet Westbrook, McKinnon Wilkinson,Richard Wilson, Howard Winsauer, David &Mary Helen Young, Linda ZukowskiYOSEMITE ASSOCIATION, WINTER 200423

Yosemite AssociationPost Office Box 230El Portal, CA 95318Non-profit OrganizationU.S. POSTAGE PAIDYOSEMITE ASSOCIATIONReturn Service RequestedJoin the Yosemite AssociationThe Yosemite Association initiates and supportsinterpretive, educational, research, scientific, andenvironmental programs in Yosemite NationalPark, in cooperation with the National ParkService. Authorized by Congress, the Associationprovides services and direct financial support inorder to promote park stewardship and enrich thevisitor experience.Besides publishing and selling books, maps,and other materials, YA operates an outdooradventure program, the Art Activity Center, thebear canister rental program, and the WildernessPermit Reservation system. Revenues generated bythese activities fund a variety of National ParkService programs in Yosemite.You can help us be successful by becoming amember. Individuals, families, and businessesthroughout the country have long supported theYosemite Association with their dues and participationin our programs.Won’t you join us in our efforts to makeYosemite an even better place?MOVING?If you are moving or have recently moved, don’t forgetto notify us. You are a valued member of the Association,and we’d like to keep in touch with you.MEMBER BENEFITSAs a member of the Yosemite Association, you will enjoy thefollowing benefits and much more:• Yosemite, the quarterly Association journal;• 15% discount on all books, products, and tuition forOutdoor Adventures offered by the Association;• Discounts on lodging rates at properties in and around thepark;• 10% discount at The Ansel Adams Gallery in YosemiteValley (some restrictions apply);• Opportunity to attend member events and to volunteer inthe park;• Know that your support is helping us make a difference inYosemite National Park.When you join at one of the following levels, you willreceive a special membership gift:Supporting: Spirit of Yosemite, the video version of theaward-winning park orientation filmContributing: The Yosemite by John Muir, with photographsand annotations by Galen RowellSustaining: Yosemite Once Removed—Portraits of theBackcountry, a book of photos by Claude Fiddler paired withessays about Yosemite’s wilderness, plus an invitation to aspecial gathering during the yearPatron: “Aspen Leaves and Half Dome,” a matted 11” x 14”color photograph by Howard Weamer, plus invitations tospecial gatherings throughout the yearBenefactor: “El Capitan,” a matted 8” x 10” Ansel AdamsSpecial Edition Photograph, plus invitations to special gatheringsthroughout the year, including an elegant eveningreception at the Ahwahnee MeadowYOSEMITE ASSOCIATIONBoard of Trustees PresidentChristina A. Holloway, Steven P. MedleyChairmanVice President/CFOKeith AlleyBeth PrattGerald L. BartonSalesBarbara BouckePatricia Wight, DirectorThomas E. BowmanLeah Mills, OperationsSuzanne CorkinsManagerPhil FrankSandy Hamm,Gerald HaslamOperations AssistantKimi Kodani HillShelly Stephens,Malcolm MargolinOperations AssistantLennie RobertsThomas J. Shephard Outdoor AdventuresGina TanLou Carter, FulfillmentPhyllis WeberCoordinatorKevin Kelly,MembershipEx officioLaurel Rematore,Jeani Ferrari,DirectorEx officioChrissy Knight,Elvira Nishkian,CoordinatorEx officioAdministrative StaffMike Tollefson,Jill Harter, BookkeeperNPS RepresentativeSharron Law, CashierChris Stein,SupervisorNPS RepresentativeDenise Ludington,AssistantChris Geis,Administrative AssistantPlease enroll me in the Yosemite Association as a . . .$35 Individual Member$40 Joint/Family Member$60 Supporting Member$125 Contributing Member$250 Sustaining Member$500 Patron Member$1,000 Benefactor Member$50 International Memberis published quarterly for members of the Yosemite Association. It is edited by Steven Medley and produced by Robin Weiss Graphic Design. Copyright © 2004Yosemite Association. Submission of manuscripts, photographs, and other materials is welcomed. E-mail can be sent to: info@yosemite.orgWebsite: http://yosemite.org Cover inset photo XXXXX. Printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.Mr. Ms. Mrs. OtherName (please print):Address:City:Daytime phone number:Enclosed is a check for:Or charge credit card #:State/Zip:E-mail address:expires:Mail to: Yosemite Association, PO Box 230, El Portal, CA 95318. 209/379-2646