Quote o' the Day

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"When I actually went to Yosemite, it was like seeing everything in quotation marks."

—Joe Deal (New Topographics, p. 17)

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From Rob Atkins (thanks Rob)

Even the Park Rangers are impressed with this year's falls.

UPDATE: By coincidence, NBC Nightly News had a segment about Yosemite tonight. Because of unusually high levels of snowfall and snowmelt this year, apparently the waterfalls in the park are brimful to a degree seldom seen in living memory—the famous falls are gorged and there are smaller falls in places where they've never been observed before. Visitors are dazzled. So maybe the quotation would be underlined and in bold type this year.

UPDATE #2: And in a related item, California is closing one-fourth of its public parks because of budget cuts and tax resistance.

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Featured Comment by Clayton Jones: "My brother and I just returned from six days at Yosemite and it was indeed spectacular, with several falls that no one knew the names of because they'd never seen them before. Yosemite Falls was so loud it could be heard booming through the valley at night. From our room at Yosemite Lodge it sounded like an endless freight train.

"Because of the heavy snow pack, the high roads, Glacier Point and Tioga Pass, were still closed. Fortunately, Glacier Point road opened at noon on our last day there (May 27th) and we spent the afternoon up there. Lots of snow in those pictures (I shot between 2 GB and 3 GB each day [with a 12-MP camera]).

"One interesting aspect of it was seeing all the other photographers there, with everything from cell phones to medium format. There was a festive atmosphere of shared fun and excitement. We had lots of nice conversations with other photographers.

"I've seen Yosemite pictures for years, including AA's. But none of them prepared me for the impact of the real thing. Yosemite really has to be experienced; it's beyond words or photos."

Comments

[Ed]

New Topographics,

Showing in The Rotterdam Photographic Museum from the 25 of June till the 11th of September (hmzzz, curious date was in a car, driving to Cologne when.....hmzzzz, yeps that day).

The original show with the addition of 4 Dutch photographers:

Frank van der Salm

Marie-José Jongerius

Theo Baart

and Hans Gremmen

Greetings,

Ed

http://www.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/index.php?option=com_nfm_agenda&task=view&id=350&Itemid=166

[Chuck Albertson]

A friend who worked as a maid for the Curry Co. in Yosemite during the 70's was constantly asked by guests if the Park Service turned off the falls at night, in order to save water.

[D.C. Wells]

On a related and unfortunately ironic note, did you read that even as California's state parks as more popular than ever (and people must pay for admission), one quarter will soon close because of California's budget woes and its politicians' myopia?

(I see you use "fulsome" as a younger person often does, to mean something positive, nearly opposite of how a baby boomer would have learned to use it.)

[A. Dias]

The waterfalls are gorgeous this year. Photo shot on May 6, 2011:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h_2ItX56y3c/TcYa2x3T-SI/AAAAAAAAHTY/hgojex-3aiQ/_MG_6815.jpg

[Edie Howe]

Yes, waterfalls are still slamming. Yes, ephemerals are flowing--and yes, no one has seen them before because they shift from year to year. John Muir went out after a rainstorm and stopped counting waterfalls when he reached 100.

Not all of the ephemerals get named, either. Even the more reliable ones.

This happens every year, folks. This year it's just going on longer, that's all.

Edie
Just past 6 years as a resident.