Bear Creek Spire reflection. Eastern Sierra Nevada. August 3, 2003.
***Red tape takes a hike, and a trail is born:
Public to get first close look at ecologically rich Peninsula watershed - “It was closely guarded and fiercely debated. The endangered red-legged frogs could perish. Nonnative plants could take over. Fires would surely ignite. Terrorists, posing as hikers, could taint San Francisco’s water supply.”
“Now, the decadelong battle over a pristine stretch of land 13 miles south of San Francisco has ended. Beginning Saturday, a sliver of the long-off- limits Crystal Springs Watershed in San Mateo County will provide free tours to small groups of bikers, hikers and equestrians.” [SFGate]
Its about time. San Francisco has locked up huge sections of Bay Area open space for years. Now let’s hope that they fully open this area - and open up some of the others that are still closed.
“The gnarled tree, photographed by Carleton Watkins in 1867 and later made famous by Ansel Adams, had stood dead since a severe drought in 1977. It finally fell sometime last week, most likely between Aug. 9 and 11, after a series of severe storms, said Yosemite spokeswoman Deb Schweizer.” [SFGate]
When I was in junior high school I did a lot of black and white photography - trying to emulate Ansel Adams, who I heard speak at a local college. Somewhere I have a black and white print of a photo I took of the tree when it was still alive.
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2003.08.21
Bear Creek Spire reflection. Eastern Sierra Nevada. August 3, 2003.
***Red tape takes a hike, and a trail is born:
Public to get first close look at ecologically rich Peninsula watershed - “It was closely guarded and fiercely debated. The endangered red-legged frogs could perish. Nonnative plants could take over. Fires would surely ignite. Terrorists, posing as hikers, could taint San Francisco’s water supply.”
“Now, the decadelong battle over a pristine stretch of land 13 miles south of San Francisco has ended. Beginning Saturday, a sliver of the long-off- limits Crystal Springs Watershed in San Mateo County will provide free tours to small groups of bikers, hikers and equestrians.” [SFGate]
Its about time. San Francisco has locked up huge sections of Bay Area open space for years. Now let’s hope that they fully open this area - and open up some of the others that are still closed.
***Yosemite landmark falls - Sentinel Dome’s oft-photographed Jeffrey pine topples
- “Yosemite’s famous Jeffrey pine on Sentinel Dome — whose poetic beauty and unique, wind-swept formation made it one of the most photographed trees in the park, if not the world — has crashed down.”
“The gnarled tree, photographed by Carleton Watkins in 1867 and later made famous by Ansel Adams, had stood dead since a severe drought in 1977. It finally fell sometime last week, most likely between Aug. 9 and 11, after a series of severe storms, said Yosemite spokeswoman Deb Schweizer.” [SFGate]
When I was in junior high school I did a lot of black and white photography - trying to emulate Ansel Adams, who I heard speak at a local college. Somewhere I have a black and white print of a photo I took of the tree when it was still alive.
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