Category Archives: Yosemite

Feats Above

Posted on January 12, 2019 by astroteacher

That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.  – Neil Armstrong This is the moon landing of free soloing.  – Tommy Caldwell Driving around a corner, you go through a tunnel.  Coming out, it is all … Continue reading →

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This Land is Our Land, and Our Legacy

Posted on December 30, 2016 by astroteacher

This week, President Obama declared the Bears Ears area in Utah, and the Gold Butte area in Nevada as National Monuments.  Designations not without controversy in some circles.  The primary issue those opposed to the designations have is related to … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Deep Time in a Young Landscape

Posted on October 22, 2016 by astroteacher

Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature’s darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s … Continue reading →

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Musings on a Drowned Cathedral

Posted on May 10, 2015 by astroteacher

“These temple-destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar. Dam Hetch Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks … Continue reading →

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