Hetch Hetchy Native American Indian history

New cabins are available for visitors to Yosemite National Park at the 1920s-era Evergreen Lodge. The lodge is on the west side of the park near Hetch Hetchy Valley, an area that is less well-known than other parts of Yosemite. But the lodge offers numerous recreation programs, including day trips for hikers and bikers to sites like Wapama Falls and North Dome, and access to swimming holes. The 24 new cedar cabins will open in May, increasing the number of units at Evergreen to 90. The lodge will also debut a new outdoor dining area and plaza with a beer garden, restored tavern, outdoor ... Read Full Story

Hetch Hetchy Native people history. Handpainted photo of Hetch Hetchy Valley with railroad tracks in the forefront. A respected Paiute historian and elder wrote a letter recently to address a concern that we Paiutes have regarding the whole Hetch Hetchy Valley history and historical accounts. Jennifer Treutelaar, is the Hetch Hetchy Program Manager for Yosemite National Park. In her postition one would think she would know the original history of one of the most talked and controverial places in modern day California environmental history. Instead Ms. Treutelaar did not add the Paiute people who once held Hetch Hetchy since before first contact. Here is the his ... Read Full Story

Of course, the best place for waterfalls is Yosemite , any time of year. But there are a few that you can really only see in spring, so it’s a good excuse for an extra trip to the park. Yosemite Falls is a spectacular 2,425 feet of cascades, pools, and even a hidden gorge, with a final plunge over a sheer cliff. It often dwindles to near nothing in summer, so definitely view this falls early in the year. Silver Strand is an 1100 ft fall on the south wall of the Valley, seen when you turn and look behind you at the Wawona ... Read Full Story

We will be exploring the early Native American Indian history of the Hetch Hetchy Valley that is located in Yosemite National Park before it was dammed up.     The raging debate continues on the future of Hetch Hetchy Valley . It has been a feature story in most prestiges newspapers and TV media. The story has been on most front pages and opinion pieces.   http://www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/4032_hetchhetchyrestored_Chap02.pdf     I believe that is good thing. That a debate on Hetch Hetchy is very good and that a person should see all sides on this issue. Restoration or keeping the dam is an important question ... Read Full Story

  Lady Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming wrote about her travels. She wrote this about her trip to Yosemite and about the indigenous Native Americans in Hetch Hetchy valley in her book "Granite Crags of California" dated 1888;   THE TUOLUMNE CANYON. pg 269   "farther on the same mighty ridge, a series of majestic pinnacles of glittering white granite. They are known as the Minarets. All these peaks and minarets are considered inaccessible, which, I should think, was the sole reason which could possibly inspire any one with a wish to climb them.   The travellers did not seek a nearer acquaintance with the Lyell and ... Read Full Story