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A Bear Incident: "The Breath of Fear" ~ Part 1
"As scientists learn more, the emphasis, in some cases, is on managing the behavior of humans rather than the behavior of bears."

Yosemite Me
Jan 31, 20215 min read


Yosemite Falls (2020): Looking Back and Welcoming Back!
"This noble fall has far the richest, as well as the most powerful, voice of all the falls of the Valley, its tones varying from the...

Yosemite Me
Dec 31, 20205 min read


A Note to You . . . and to Me
"Your second grader’s story should describe an event — or a series of events — using details to describe the characters’ actions,...

Yosemite Me
Nov 30, 20204 min read


A Bear Incident: The Kings of Food and Olfaction!
“And as if fearing that anything eatable in all his dominions should escape being eaten, [the bear] breaks into cabins to look after...

Yosemite Me
Oct 25, 20205 min read


Exceeding Expectations!
". . . its hospitality and gift-sharing occur unexpectedly in its own way and in its own time. "

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Sep 26, 20204 min read


"Not So Nice to Meet You, Mr. Coyote!"
“The cayote is a long, slim, sick and sorry-looking skeleton, with a gray wolfskin stretched over it . . ."
Mark Twain

Yosemite Me
Aug 30, 20206 min read


Nest Building
“Never let a problem to be solved become
more important than a person to be loved.” --
Barbara Johnson,
American Literary Critic

Yosemite Me
Jul 31, 20205 min read


"Transparent as Glass"
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. Our...

Yosemite Me
Jun 22, 20205 min read


"Roadfill"
"Bring back as many as you can stuff in your cheeks."
Brutus

Yosemite Me
May 19, 20205 min read


Sanctuary . . . Closed!
“Why was I not made of stone like thee?”

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Apr 26, 20204 min read


"I'm Going to See It!"
I started to think I would never see one . . . but now I am certain I will.

Yosemite Me
Mar 30, 20204 min read


Freedom on Chilnualna Falls Road - Part 2
“He who is brave is free” ― Seneca

Yosemite Me
Feb 29, 20204 min read


Freedom on Chilnualna Falls Road - Part 1
I have walked along Chilnualna Falls Road for many years and have not once gone unaccompanied by this companion.

Yosemite Me
Jan 31, 20204 min read


"Wakie Wakie, Yosemite Falls!" (2019)
"Golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise."
John Lennon/Paul McCartney -- The Beatles
Lyrics from Golden Slumbers

Yosemite Me
Dec 31, 20194 min read
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