A Journal for

Winter 1994

Volume 56Members of the

Number 1Yosemite Association

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'It all depends on how adventurous you are'.'1 he words were ringing in my ears as I looked

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down at my friend Mike's torn-open knee and the wideningstain of blood in the snow.

We were on cross-countryskis about 8 miles from thenearest road, high in the moun-tains of Yosemite NationalPark. We faced a hard day's skithrough the back country toget to civilization, and a stormthat was expected to dump30 inches of snow was movingin fast.

At the secluded cabin wherewe'd been staying, the rangerhad laid down the gauntletearlier this morning; eitherbrave the storm and risk beingsnowed in, he said, or leavebefore it hits . "It all dependson how adventurous you are ."

We agonized over this openchallenge to our egos . After all,we were five good friends whospecifically came here in searchof some of the adventures weshared in our youth. We werea bunch of guys who at heartstill possessed a lot of the spiritand recklessness of kids.

Yet we were all 30-some-thing adults and professionalswho were tied by responsibili-ties and obligations to the realworld far below.

We gritted our teeth andreluctantly decided to headdown — but, as a consolation,we chose the more adventur-ous route graciously pointedout by our ranger.

A half-hour out of camp,Mike had a bad fall on an icyslope and ripped his kneeopen. Now whether we liked itor not, we were in the middleof a genuine adventure . Howdid we get into this Howwould we get outz

Several days before, as webegan our journey in to theSierra Nevada mountains, theradio announcer sounded omi-nous . Every 15 minutes or so

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we heard the same news : astorm front was expected tomove into the region and hitthe mountains about midweek— or, from our point of view,about mid trip.

We shook it off and keptstaring out at the countrysidelit up by warm California sun-shine . No storm was going tostop us from reaching Ostran-der Lake Ski Hut in Yosemite.

Some of us had flown infrom various parts of the coun-try, and we had gathered in SanFrancisco to start this trip . Wewere old friends, mostly datingback to college : Dave, Pete,Mike, Hal and Bait.

"We're two journalists, alawyer, a sociologist and amental health worker;' as Baitdescribed us to a stranger."None of us actually knowshow to do anything useful ."Each of us had our own ties

that bound : wife, kid, baby,lover, job, trial, mortgage, gut-ted savings, a professionalexam, a story due . You name it.

Defying the odds, we eachconvinced our significant oth-ers and bosses to help create anarrow window of opportu-nity so we could wriggle outof our respective entangle-ments and schedule a few daystogether — just like the goodold days.

It was going to have to be anadventure on a deadline.

Up the Slope

This whole exercise feltvaguely familiar. Loaded withbackpacks, we were skiingslowly uphill. Digging our skisinto the snow while we plod-

ded up the mountain . Follow-ing the lead skier who cut freswitchbacks . Trying to get inta rhythm in order to forget hofar we had yet to go . Then wehit a little flat spot where wecould glide and get a briefrespite.

Then it dawned on me : Thissame journey was reminiscentof this same group's portageinto the Boundary WatersCanoe Area . Only tougher. Inthe BWCA, we grunted andsweated through the portageswith the canoes on our backs,but then we glided for hoursthe surface of the lake.

Here the balance of workand fun were reversed . Herewe spent hours grunting andsweating to get up the moun-tain, only to be rewarded witha few fleeting seconds of skiingdownward or across . And hereour bodies were much less upto the task . We seemed to havea gap between what our mindsthought we were capable ofand what our bodies actuallycould do.

We like to think of ourselvesas college kids with taut stom-achs of youth . We don't like tothink that we're developing thepaunches of middle age . Andwe certainly didn't like to thinkthat we might not make it upthis mountain.

The Merry Travelers

It was dark, and it was cold.And we were still skiing on in-creasingly icy snow. And thenwe saw the tiny speck of lightin the distance — the Ostran-der Lake Ski Hut . We felt likemedieval travelers who luggedtheir belongings across the un-tamed continents and finallyspied a flimsy outpost of civi-lization . Light . Warmth . Food.Water. A dry place to sleep.Camaraderie . Skiing up themountain stripped us down tothe basics . Life became a lot

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less complicated up there.The hut looked like

something out of Chaucer'stales . It was a sturdy A-framebuilt out of rough hewn logsand stones . The ground floorserved as a mess hall aroundthe wood stove . Bunk beds. ned the walls . Then upstairsmere was room for another

mattresses on the floor.That area opened onto asmall balcony.

We joined those who madert to the hut before sundown.Everyone there supposedly•.von a lottery to reserve a spotn the hut . The collection offolks was a modern day ver-s :on of the Merry Travelers inChaucer's day. There was astray Australian military spe-zial agent up there for trainingn snow combat . There was aCroup of University of Califor-nia Berkeley graduate studentscoming up to discuss decon-structionism. And the rangerwho lives at the hut was telling

small audience the story:bout how he recently rode:ut an avalanche.

Not that we were completely. st to the modern age . Wefound out that our medievalgut had some kind of cellularphone . I suppose it was practi-al but it did take away some

of the romance.

Precious Time

We didn't need an alarm:lock to roust us out of bed thenext day. We scrambled up likekids at a slumber party — notwanting to waste the rare timetogether. We walked out on theupstairs balcony and werestunned at the dazzling pano-rama that we hadn't been ableto see the night before . Thebalcony overlooks the frozenDstrander Lake, which is cra-dled by steep ridges at the topof this mountain chain.

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scrambled out of the hut, slap-ped on our skis and began flyingdown the hillside to the edge ofthe lake . We'd trudge back upthe hill and then fling ourselvesdown again to feel the windwhipping past our faces . All ofus tend to lose touch with thatplayfulness, that childishimpulse to hurl yourself down ahill and have fun . We need theseperiodic vacations of enforcedplay to remember how it's doneand how great it is.

From the time we were boyswe were programmed to seek

adventure, but our day- to-daylives as adults offer almost nooutlets . As adults, we ' re stillreduced to fulfilling that needthe way we did as boys —through play.

Later; after a day ofexploring, telemarking, lying inthe sun and some very intenseexercise, we gathered on somerocks to watch the sun set.We all sat in a row, watchingthe colors of the sky turn,passing a water bottle filledwith Scotch.

It doesn't get much betterthan this.

Decision Time

The next day, we woke upto that damn radio announcer

saying that the mountains weregoing to be hit with as muchas 30 inches of snow. Next wewere hit by our ranger layingdown his adventure gauntlet:clear out now or prepare to getsnowed in. "It all depends onhow adventurous you are"

We all felt the conflict . Ourself-conceptions were runningsmack into reality. We imaginedourselves as the kind of menwho would brave — no, relish— the perils the snowstormcould bring . Yet, in reality, wewere responsible adults whoknew darned well that wehad obligations in the realworld below.

Bart's back, which hadslowed him on the way in,was hurting, and he might notbe able to power out throughdeep new snow. I had a dead-line at work that I promisedmy editor I would meet as acondition for getting time off.Dave had a family get-togetherthat he had organized with rel-atives coming to his place fromout of town.

After a lot of dispiriteddebate, we put the motion toleave to a vote . The result- Fiveabstentions . No one wanted tobe on record as voting againstmaximum adventure . Bartfinally broke the deadlock andtook the rap as the one whosent us downhill. We all feltlike we had somehow failedourselves.

Redemption

As an act of group therapy,we had to laugh in the face ofthis storm. We barely had leftthe hut before we droppedour packs and were skiingdown the slopes, cutting play-ful swaths through the snow.We'd then step back up andfly down again.

As we played on, our ranger;the last one to leave the hut,skied past on his way out . In

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what we all considered an ex-ceptionally generous gesture,he pointed out a more difficultroute down the mountain . "Itall depends on how adventur-ous you are"

This time the vote was 5 to0 to follow the path of maxi-mum adventure and redeemourselves . We headed out insingle file, whizzing throughthe trees, brushing pastbranches, clinging to the icyside of the mountain.

All of a sudden I heardMike's "Help! " over my shoul-der. I turned to see his con-torted figure wiped out in thesnow. He had a deadly seriouslook on his face . We all rushedback and found that Mike hadpitched forward with his heavypack on his back . The tip of theski had torn deeply into hisknee . There was a hell of a lotof blood.

We all seemed hit with afeeling of dread . One of uswas seriously hurt and all of uswere in trouble . Too far fromthe hut. Way Ear up from theroads in the Valley. The stormmoving in fast.

Then we snapped intoaction: Pressure on the wound.Sat him up, dry and warm.Washed the wound . Pinched ittogether. Taped it suture-like.Wrapped it tightly. Braced theknee . Didn't seem broken.Pressure slowed the bleeding.Mike not about to faint.Slight chills.

Soon we felt less dread andmore illicit feelings of adven-ture . The more Mike seemedto stabilize, the more we eachbegan to secretly indulge in theidea that this was fun . Thiswas real adventure, not thepackaged type . This was reallytesting our mettle.

Dave, who did most of thehands-on first aid, finally couldnot contain his glee . Withblood on his hands, and Mike's

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knee in his grip, he mumbledunder his breath, "God, Ilove this"

The Long Descent

First the good news . Mikecould stand on his knee andeven ski, although gingerly, ifthe route was relatively flatand straight.

Now the bad news . We hadto switchback a long way downthe mountain to get anywherenear a flat, straight route.

We put Mike on a plastictarp and slid him down thesteep parts to keep him awayfrom the sharp turns of theswitchbacks . The bloodstainshe left in the snow, however,were depressing, and thatmethod proved too slow. We

slowly muddled our way downthe mountain, taking very wideswitchbacks and steppingdown the steep parts.

We finally made it to a well-traveled path, and Mike, afairly accomplished bicyclist,made the final leg on sheeradrenaline . Every once in awhile he stopped to inform usthat his boot felt like it was fill-ing up with blood . In the end,he actually left three of us inthe dust.

Once to the road, wejumped into the cars and gotMike to a doctor's clinic inYosemite Valley. He ended upwith a great story to tell, againand again, over round afterround of beers.

Last Call

The next day we continuedour descent off the mountains.After a last few hours together

in the Valley, we absolutely hato head for home . We tried totalk about how we could betteintegrate our daily lives withwork and play. How we couldcreate a life that brings the im-age of ourselves closer to theeveryday reality. How adven-ture could become more a partof each day. We tried to figureout a realistic way to mergethe world of friends with theworld of work . We valueboth, yet we always seemforced to choose.

Of course, there was no timto solve these dilemmas . Wecouldn't squeeze out one lastminute of respite from reality.But then, next year; we'lltry again .

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1993 Vi s i tati n,-

Visitation to YosemiteNational Park reached nearlyfour million people, MichaelV. Finley, Park Superintendent,announced in January.

The total of 3,983,749 visitowas an increase of 31,254, oreight-tenths of one percent ofthe previous year's total of3,952,495. Finley attributed thsmall increase to lower thanaverage visitation during lastwinter's heavy snows, whichwas slightly more than offsetby record visitation during thesummer period.

Approximately 75 percent oYosemite's visitors are from California and the average visitorage is 34 . International visitorsaccount for approximately 15percent of the park's visitation .

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Are Those Gentians orSome Kind of Penstemon-

When you see those brilliant- : .ie gentians in Tuolumne` .eadows each summer but-eve trouble remembering their-.ame, or hear the sound of the

:ark's Nutcracker's shrill call- ..t don't know much about_:ese beautiful high country-__ds, or if you've forgotten thename of that obvious peak as

:u gaze out at the high Sier--an landscape — perhaps it's=ne to think about enrolling in:ne of the Yosemite Associa-_an 's outdoor seminars!

There will be seventy-five:afferent seminars offered in994 . Sign up for a flower iden-

a±cation class and learn moreout blue gentian, scarlet

r: a wild geranium, andL.dian pinks . Or understandme details of Sierra geologichistory revealed on one of thepopular geology seminars . Orimmerse yourself in Yosemite'shuman and natural history fora weekend . An Introduction to}eremite's Natural History, June16 – 19 is an excellent overviewto the Park's unique botany,zoology, geology, ecology andastronomy in a lively andr:easant atmosphere that in-: :odes meals and lodging atLae Crane Flat Campus.

The high country classes of-fered this summer are many —there is a new session of Meet:"$e Butterflies, taught by JohnLane on July 28 – 31 in Tuo-:. :mne Meadows ; Insects andOther Neat Stuff Of the HighSierra, led by Michael Ross,July 30– 31 ; Life At The Top,also taught by Mike Ross, onJuly 18 – 22 ; Stars and TheNighttime Sky, in TuolumneMeadows for the first time,will be taught August 1– 5 byRon Oriti; Wildflower Hunt With.l like Ross, August 5 -7; andWhere Glaciers Roamed — Geol-ogy of Yosemite, August 15 – 19,is a in-depth seminar taughtby one of the program 's most

popular seminar instructors,Doris Sloan.

Included in the price of eachseminar are shared tent sites re-served for participants, whoare encouraged to camp in theYA-hosted special use area inthe Tuolumne Meadows camp-ground . The YA volunteerhosts can assist you with anyquestions you have . Bring yourtent, a warm sleeping bag,food, (or you can eat out!),and a happy outlook for a posi-tive group experience . Someinstructors will offer eveningcampfires, or there are freeranger programs regularlyscheduled in the campground.If you prefer some quiet timeafter a busy class day, take apicnic dinner into the meadowto watch Tuolumne's magnifi-cent sunset alpenglow.

Make plans now for summerand fall backpack trips offeredby the Yosemite Association —get away from the park roadsand experience the best of theYosemite High Sierra . There is

no better way to revitalize one-self than to visit the incredibleYosemite subalpine and alpineterrain at a pleasant pace withan experienced YA trip leader.The accomplishment of beingtotally self-sufficient whilelearning about natural pro-cesses in addition to new back-packing techniques is whatyou'll come away with from aYA backpack. Beginner, inter-mediate and advanced trips arescheduled starting in June andcontinuing through September.1994 backpacks are scheduledto Young Lakes, Vogelsang,Yosemite Creek, Glen Aulin,Ten Lakes, and Hetch Hetchy.Of the fifteen different tripsplanned, one is specificallydesigned as a writer's work-shop in the Vogelsang area,and another is a drawing andpainting trip.

Family trips, birding semi-nars, California Indian baskettechniques and lifewaysclasses, and Yosemite humanhistory are just some topicscovered in the seminars for1994 . Plan ahead and sign upfor seminars you want to take,as they fill up quickly. Pleasecall and we'll help you select aseminar appropriate to yourneeds, and help you figureyour member discount!

New OlmstedBook Available

For the first time, FrederickLaw Olmsted's landmarkreport of 1865 recommendingmanagement guidelines for thenewly reserved Yosemite Val-ley and Mariposa Grove of BigTrees has been published inbook form . Entitled Yosemiteand the Mariposa Grove: APreliminary Report, 1865, thedocument set forth the policyunderlying the preservationof areas of unique naturalbeauty for the benefit of thepublic . As his biographer, LauraWood Roper, characterizedit, Olmsted "formulated thephilosophic base for theestablishment of state andnational parks"

Olmsted's report may havebeen suppressed . For some-what mysterious reasons, itnever was delivered to Califor-nia's Governor or State Legisla-ture as its author expected.Amazingly, the farsighted doc-ument remained undiscoveredand unpublished from 1865until 1952.

Found in 1952 at the officeof the Olmsted Brothers inBrookline, Massachusetts, thetext is presumably that whichOlmsted used when he orig-inally read his report to theYosemite Commission (thebody charged with managingYosemite, on whose behalf itwas prepared) . A new intro-duction by Olmsted scholarVictoria Post Ranney (Associ-ate Editor of the OlmstedPapers Project) is included.

This beautiful new YosemiteAssociation edition is limitedto 450 copies (50 of which havebeen reserved for the press andContinued on page 15

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A New Era in Park Concessions

Gene Rose

When the NationalPark Service selectedDelaware North to replacethe Yosemite Park andCurry Company (YP&CCo)as the major park conces-sionaire late last year, itmarked a major turningpoint in the long history ofconcessions operations atYosemite . Delaware North'ssubsidiary, Yosemite Conces-sion Services Corporation(YCS), chosen to provide guestservices in the Park from a fi-nal list of a half dozen bidders,entered into a contract withthe federal government thathas been characterized asinnovative, precedent-settingand experimental.

Whatever the terms of thecontract may be, YCS Presi-dent Gary Fraker believes hisfirm can be a good concession-aire and preserve and protectthe Park' s natural resources atthe same time . Fraker and YCSappear to have gotten off to agood start.

Park officials say the transi-tion from the Curry Companyhas gone well, and Fraker hasgone out of his way to improvethe working relations withthe NPS.

"He 's done everything weasked," noted Lisa Dapprich,NPS public affairs officer.

"The Park Service is our boss.We will take direction fromthem. I have, and DelawareNorth has, the intent of honor-ing our contract with the ParkService," Fraker emphasized.

Under the terms of the newcontract that went into effectOctober 1, 1993, YCS will as-sume and gradually pay off the$61 .5 million debt that the Na-tional Park Foundation incurredto purchase the possessory in-terest of the Yosemite Park andCurry Co . The purchase took

place when MCA, the parentcompany of YP&CCo,was soldin 1991 to Matsushita, thegiant Japanese electronicconglomerate.

The new contract is a mas-sive document that is designedto have the concessionaire payfor those activities, historicallyfunded by the NPS, that benefitthe concessionaire . For exam-ple, the cost of snow removalat the Badger Pass Ski Area willno longer be borne by the gov-ernment . Similarly, the mainte-nance and repair of roads,sidewalks and walks withinthe areas of the concessionaireoperation will also be thefinancial responsibility of YCS.

The contract also providesthat YCS will set aside 5 per-cent of gross receipts into aCapital Improvement Fundwhich will be used to maintainconcessionaire facilities and toimplement the revised 1980General Management Plan. Inaddition, the new concession-aire will contribute to or main-tain several other funds thatwill channel money into specialPark projects.

Among other things, the con-

tract eliminates the possessoryinterest that the concessionairepreviously held in the conces-sion facilities and assets — asignificant right with consider-able value . It also ends the pre-vious arrangement wherebythe NPS leased the 105-roomWawona Hotel and other gov-ernment-owned buildingsto the Curry Company for$19,271 a year. YCS will setaside $222,750 this year in an-other special account, knownas GIA, to be used to maintainand rehabilitate the Wawonafacilities . Similar but smallercharges will be made for theuse of government buildings atWhite Wolf and other locationsin the Park.

Because of the considerableobligations it has assumed,YCS will pay no franchise feefor the first four years of thecontract . Thereafter, the figurewill be re-examined every fouryears, with the Secretary ofthe Interior determining thefinal fee to be paid . Analystshave suggested, however, thatthe new concessioner responsi-bilities, including paymentson the MCA held mortgage,equate to a franchise fee of

approximately 20 percent."This is a good contract,

one that is based on the `totalreturn or benefit package,' andit's certainly more equitable forall involved — especially theAmerican taxpayer;' said MartyNielson, the Park Service con-cessions specialist . "We believethey (YCS) are going to begood for the Park"

Whatever the final franchisefee, it represents a marked in-crease from the 3/4 of 1 percentwhich YP&CCo paid under theold contract . Some Yosemiteobservers believe the Park Ser-vice received too little from theCurry Company for the privi-lege of doing business in thepark, but that now the NPSmay be asking YCS to pay anddo too much. Under the termsof the original sale, if YCS findsitself overburdened and unableto meet its obligations, the con-cessions facilities and operationwill revert to MCA. Nielson saidthat such a scenario is unlikelybecause the Secretary of the In-terior can adjust the fees to meetthe situation . Fraker admits thestakes are high . One of his mainconcerns is the environmentalmandate of the contract . He fig-ures that it may take five to

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en years and many millionsdollars to address the many'ironmental problems facingemite . For starters, YCS willaside $2 .2 million this yearenvironmental restoration,

th most of that going to con-.ue the YP&CCo .-initiatedan-up of leaking fuel tanks.

esker also plans to maintain orand those environmentalgrams already in place, suchrecycling.As for the long-delayed Gen-al Management Plan, Frakeras with the Park ServiceIf — has some trouble sub-

scribing to all elements of thedocument forged in 1980 . Heocpects that many prescrip-to_.ns of the plan will be foiec-:ied, however. For instance,-e old Village gas station that.vas converted into a photo,inter during the 1980s will be-emoved . Fraker also antici-;ates that some concessionaire-•:using will be eliminated.

-We are planning no new-. ildings ; others will be%moved . We will be operating

th a smaller footprint, yet-otter serving those coming to"e Park;' Fraker said . "I can tellyou that when our contractualresponsibility ends in 15 years,Yosemite will be a better placethan it is today;' he said.

He admits that he is stillstruggling to come up to speedon all elements of the compa-ny's responsibilities, includingthe vexing transportation issueand the company's ties to theYosemite community. But hisinitial steps appear to havebeen positive . Fraker said hismanagement approach isdirected toward serving thepark visitors, maintaining aclient-tenant relationship withthe NPS, and preservingYosemite's environment.

Besides the environmental-emediation, Fraker has sought:o upgrade the food and bever-

age service . While a typicalpark visitor may not see anymajor difference in the level ofconcessions service, theconcessions official said thatguests will enjoy better foodsand more efficient food servicewith shorter lines.

Given his company ' s sizablecontractual responsibilities,Fraker said YCS will be hardpressed to earn a profit duringthe first year of the contract.

"We feel we can make amodest profit over the longrange . There are new technolo-gies available that will help usgain better efficiencies and tooperate better at less cost; 'he explained.

The Yosemite contract is thelargest and the most lucrativeconcessions operation withinthe 360-unit National Park Sys-tem. During its last full year ofoperations(1992), the YosemitePark and Curry Co. grossed$92 .6 million.

Delaware North is a pri-vately-owned company head-quartered in Buffalo, N.Y. withinternational holdings in Aus-tralia, New Zealand, Europe,the Middle East and Russia.Its eight subsidiaries employnearly 30,000 people and gen-erate over $lbillion in sales ayear. Operations includeparimutuel services, publish-ing, food service for sportingevents, special events andin airports . Besides YCS,DNC has seven operationsin California.

Charting the New Course

Gary Fraker is an excitednew kid on the park block.On October 1, 1993, the 52-year-old Fraker, president ofYosemite Concession Services(YCS), took over the reins ofthe major park concessioncompany, signalling a markedchange in the concessionsoperation in Yosemite, andperhaps in the larger NationalPark System.

Fraker and his company willbe charting a new course inconcessions management . Notonly will YCS need to provideaccommodations and servicesfor millions of park visitors, butit will be asked to pay off the$61 .5 million dollar mortgagethat the government incurredwhen it acquired the facilitiesof the Yosemite Park andCurry Co.

Fraker will inherit a taskthat, in some ways, is asimposing as Yosemite itself.Under the new 15-year con-tract, the concessionaire willundertake a new and longer listof responsibilities and activitiesin behalf of the Park. Frakersaid that he is aware of thechallenges and looks forwardto the task, as well as to get-ting to know employees ofthe Park Service and membersof the Yosemite Association.(Fraker will be a guest speakerat YA's Spring Forum on March26, 1994.)

A native of Toledo, Fraker isa graduate of the University ofToledo and has an MBA fromthe University of Rochester. Hejoined Delaware North in 1976and made his way up the cor-porate ladder. He and his wifeLynn have three grown sons.

During the preliminary ne-gotiations towards DelawareNorth involvement, Fraker said

he made a half dozen trips toYosemite . When the contractwas awarded to YCS last sum-mer, Fraker spent his first threeweeks meeting the staff andgaining an understanding ofthe concessions operation inthe Park.

"Since the beginning, whileworking on the contract bid,the thought that I might live inYosemite was in the back ofmy mind . I think it's just a fab-ulous place . My wife and Ihave a general love of the out-doors — trees, animals, flow-ers, everything;' he said. "It'san exciting time

Over the next 15 years, thenew concessions chief hopes tohike every trail in the park —all 800 miles of them. Beforethe snows arrived in the fall,Fraker took his first steptoward this goal when he pol-ished off the Four Mile Trail,the Panorama Cliffs, and theGiant Staircase of Vernal andNevada Falls.

While he has some 780 moremiles to go, Fraker is off to agood start .

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Yosemite Fee Changes

It will cost a little more tocamp in Yosemite in 1994, butthe fee for entering the parkwon't change.

The National Park Service re-cently announced that campingfees for all Yosemite NationalPark campgrounds increasedeffective January 1, 1994. Feesfor Yosemite Valley reservedcampgrounds rose from $12to $14; at Hodgdon Meadow,

Crane Flat, and TuolumneMeadows (by reservation)they went from $10 to $12;first come, first served campingat Hodgdon Meadow (winteronly), Wawona, BridalveilCreek, and White Wolf, from$7 to $10; and Tamarack Flat,Porcupine Flat, and YosemiteCreek, from $4 to $6.

Individuals using SunnysideWalk-in and Hetch HetchyBackpackers campground will

now pay $3 per person pernight . The cost of all groupcampsites will be $35 per night.

NPS Director Roger Kennedyalso released news of a seriesof changes in the NPS fee pro-gram, but confirmed thatentrance fee rates will notincrease this year. The newfee system was authorizedin the Omnibus Budget Recon-ciliation Act of 1993, which

was enacted last summer."An important part of the

Administration's effort tostreamline government serviceto the public without furtherburdening the Americantaxpayer is our commitment to`entrepreneurial management'through which we can gener-ate more income to support thenation' s parks," Kennedy said.

"We cannot and will notraise fees so that they become

a barrier to public use and en-joyment of the parks, but wecan and will make affordableadjustments that will place aslightly increased share of thecost of park operations onthose who most directly bene-fit from the government'sprotection and managementof the National Park System,"he added.

NPS and other Federal Land

managing agencies will imple-ment these provisions:

• The Golden Eagle Passport,$25, formerly valid for a partic-ular calendar year, will now bevalid for 12 months from thedate of purchase.

• Beginning January 1, 1994,there will be a one-time $10processing fee for a GoldenAge Passport . The passport isavailable at no cost to U .S.citizens 62 or older.

• In the spring of 1994, anew fee will be imposed oncommercial tour vehicles enter-ing parks charging per-vehicleentrance fees.

"These provisions will assistin maintaining the nation's un-paralleled system of parks,refuges, and public lands, whilemaintaining our commitmentto be responsive to both envi-ronmental concerns and fair

market values," Kennedysaid.

"The National Park Sys-tem is still a remarkablebargain" Kennedy noted."Visiting some of themost beautiful places inAmerica costs a familyless than seeing a movieat a local theater."

Editor's Note:

Golden Eagle Passports:admit the permit holderand passengers in a single,private vehicle . Thosewho plan several visits tothe park (or other nationalparks) can save by buyingthe Golden Eagle Passportrather than paying singlevisit entrance fees . GoldenEagle Passports can bepurchased in person atany of the entrance gatesto the park.

Golden Age Passports:good for a lifetime, admitthe permit holder andpassengers in a single,private vehicle . It also

provides a 50% discount onfees charged for camping . Theycan be applied for at the parkentrance stations (there is a $10processing fee) .

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The Jade Monkey Appears

Clifford Knight

Long before they reachedcamp, Claudia Benson wishedheartily that she had not startedon the hike . Twelve miles —or was it fourteen? — was toomuch, even without a pack.Her pack got heavier and heav-ier, like her legs, over whichshe seemed to have no com-mand ; the latter seemed tomove on their own without herwilling it . The tireless swing ofthe legs clad in jeans ahead ofher was hypnotic; she won-dered how Beryl Lindsay coulddo it . They carried nearly twiceas much weight as her own.

Somebody was alwayspointing out natural wonders— trees or rocks or birds . Shewasn't interested . For a time

the party moved like midgetinsects along the base of ahuge glacier-scoured expanseof granite . And somebody hadto point out that it was thelargest area of its kind in NorthAmerica . But Claudia didn'tthrill to the fact as Miss Lind-say did.

At last they entered a groveof aspen, quiet and cool . Be-yond it glistened the blue sur-face of a lake . Camp was notfar away. The prospect didmuch to ease the irritationClaudia felt at Douglas Kramer'sactions . Ever since the partyhad halted in Lost Valley hehad been flirting with RuthSherman . The last two mileshe carried her pack in additionto his own, helped her aroundand over obstacles which shewas capable of surmountingunaided . Doug was doing it toannoy her. She was certain ofit . Perhaps the irritation stimu-lated her to cover that last halfmile . She arrived at the campamong the first, on the heels ofMr. Fulton, who walked so fastat the finish that she couldhardly keep up with him.

Claudia flung herself on thecamp bed and lay like a fallenlog . She didn't want to movefor a week, maybe never again.She didn't know it was possi-ble to be so tired, to have somany aching bones, to haveher heart pound so steadily andso profoundly. That's all shewas, a beating heart and anaching body, and a mind tooweary to rest . She guessedshe was softer than she haddreamed she could be . Shewondered if maybe she'd bet-ter not go on. There were sad-dle horses in Yosemite, andthey could send one up for her.She'd ride back to the Valleyfloor, that's what she woulddo. She couldn't walk anymore . If she went on with theparty there were still sixty

miles to go . The mere thoughtwas appalling.

Presently she realized thatshe wasn't the only one whosuffered . She heard Mr. DeWittgroaning somewhere near by,and his wife alternately sympa-thizing and chiding . Except forthe voices of the DeWitts therewas a strange silence over thewhole camp ; bird cries seemedto sound in an otherwise emptyworld . Then outside Bruce Mil-bank began talking to a campemployee about bears . Anothervoice, which Claudia laterlearned belonged to the manwho ran the camp, joined in.The bear that had been sotroublesome about camp theyear before hadn't come back.He'd been live-trapped andtaken to a remote area of thepark and released.

"You've only got thirteenin your party this time, Mr.Milbank. How come?" avoice said.

"There was a cancellation atthe last minute!'

"There's a fellow stayinghere at the camp last day or so.Was asking about when you'dget in . Kind of thought he fig-ured on joining you ..

"That so?""Fellow named Rogers . Told

him he didn't have a chance!'"Did he say he wanted to

join us? ""Didn't say so right out, but

it's on his mind .""Where is he?""He went off for a hike early

in the afternoon!"The voices drifted away as

Claudia dozed . When she wak-ened she felt completely emptyinside ; if it was hunger it wasthe sharpest hunger she'd everfelt. Every cell in her bodyseemed to crave food . Shestretched tired muscles ; theywere stiff. She wondered whendinner would be served . She'dhave to freshen up and put on

makeup to repair the ravagesof the hike . She feared that shewould look twenty years olderwhen she dared face a mirror.

She lay quietly for a longtime. She thought of HarryHodges, one of the hikers.He had walked with her forseveral miles, and had offeredto carry her pack, but shehadn't let him . He was twiceher age, but he had been avery pleasant companion, andthoughtful of the others . Oncehe had offered to carry old Mr.Fulton 's pack, and had beencurtly rebuffed . The old manmust be quite sensitive . Butthe thing she remembered par-ticularly was that Mr. Hodgeshadn't resented it, but insteadhad been only amused. Claudiameant to talk more with theman, because he seemed quiteinteresting.

She rolled over. Knifelikestabs of pain struck the mus-cles of her legs and back . Shegot to her feet to see if shecould stand, then sat downagain and slowly massaged herstiffened muscles . Her pack layon the floor where she haddropped it when she staggeredto the bed . Finally she sum-moned courage enough toretrieve it and sat back onthe edge of the bed with thepack beside her. She felt theawakening of confidence.She was going to be able towalk again!

The pack came open besideher as she undid the straps, andshe unrolled it looking for hercold cream . Her face felt as if ithad been burned black by thesun . An odd little piece of jadelay among her own things . Itwasn't hers . She'd never seenit before and she couldn'timagine how it had got intoher pack.

Claudia sat on the bed star-ing at the tent wall, trying tothink. Somebody must have

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slipped it into her pack. Shethought back over the longweary miles of the hike . Noneof the men had carried it, al-though the queer-looking Mr.Hammond had offered to doso. On the rest stops she hadused it for a pillow. It seemedimpossible for anyone to haveslipped the piece of jade intoher pack withouther knowledge.

A little shiverwent up Claudia'sback when she re-called that thatmorning beforeshe left CampCurry she hadthought for a mo-ment that thepack had beendisturbed whileshe was absentat breakfast.Was it possiblethat somebodyhad been in hertent while shewas away andput the thingin her packthen? But, no,she'd unrolled her pack thenand there was nothing unusualabout it.

She stared at the piece ofjade . It was not large . She couldconceal it in her closed hand.The carving was delicatelydone . Some genius must havecreated it . The oddest littlemonkey face stared up into herown. It almost seemed as if itcould speak . The monkey'sfigure was exquisitely propor-tioned . It sat arms relaxed,shoulders drooping, a wearyand lonely little figure . Butthere was nothing to identifyit . She couldn't explain it, andso she slipped the jade monkeyinto the pocket of her breechesand dismissed it from her mind.

The camp was stirring intolife now; exhausted hikers had

revived and were hungrilyawaiting the dinner hour. Clau-dia went outside . The sun wasdown behind the peaks ; rosetints already were creepinginto the white granite massesthat rimmed the wooded val-ley. The noisy nutcrackersdown by the lake were drown-ing out all other bird sounds.

Miss Forbes sat smoking a

cigarette, staring idly intospace . When she discoveredClaudia, she moved over andpatted the bench beside her.

"Sit down?' Her voice waswarm and friendly. "How didyou stand the hike?"

Claudia eased herself downupon the bench. "I'm just onecolossal ache?'

"You ' ll get over it?'"I hope so . Aren't you all

tired out?""I keep in pretty good condi-

tion . At all times . I'm a littletired, naturally Anybodywould be after a hike like that.You see, we climbed nearlythree thousand feet in additionto walking the twelve or thir-teen miles from Happy Isles"

Maribel Forbes was a differ-

ent type from Beryl Lindsay.The fact was even more -evident to Claudia now . MissForbes didn't wear her human-ity all on the outside; shehadn't barged up as though shehad found a long-lost cousin,but instead sat back quietlyand observed and appraised.Miss Forbes probably wrote orpainted, or perhaps lectured.She might be a college dean.

Her manner was distin-guished; her features werestrong and regular, and the grayin her hair was mostbecoming . She wasn 't the typethat would start out to walkseventy miles on mountaintrails, and yet on secondthought she was the very per-son to do that.

"When do we eat?" saidClaudia.

"Six . It's about ten minutesyet . I came around here to getaway from the odors of thekitchen. They only aggravatemy hunger. Who is that man? "

A tall, broad-shouldered mancame around the corner of thedining tent . He wore a leatherjacket, and old khaki trousers

tucked into the top of highlaced boots . A battered felthat was pulled down uponhis forehead.

"I don 't know!' said Claudia."He showed up about half an

hour ago . I didn't see him inour party today. Did you? "

"Oh! Why, I do know himtoo! "

"Who is he? "Claudia got up from the

bench, her face suddenlyscrewed up with thetwinges of painfulmuscles.

"Professor Rogers!"she called.

Huntoon Rogers stopped,lifted his hat, then moved afew steps toward the bench.He held out his hand toClaudia.

"Now, wait a minute ;' hesaid, a smile lighting up hismild blue eyes . "I knowyou" He hesitated, searchingClaudia's face . "You were inEnglish 33b about three yearsago. Miss . Miss I've got it.You're Miss Benson . ClaudiaBenson"

"That's right?'They shook hands warmly."How do you remember us

all? There are so many of us?'"I remember how well you

played the part of Ophelia atthe Campus Little Theatre"

"That was my last theatrical""I'm sorry. You'd have done

well to go on?'"Oh, no . Not ever, Professor.

Won't you come over and meetMiss Forbes? "

There was a rush, almost ascramble for the table whendinner was announced . Claudiafound herself separated fromProfessor Rogers, who was atthe end of the table with MissForbes . But there wasn't to beanything that could be calledconversation; everybody wastoo hungry to talk.

"You knew that we stay over

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here at Merced Lake all day to-morrow, didn't you? To restup" Mr. Hammond spoke toher as the dessert was beingput on and the coffee cups re-filled . He had told her that af-ternoon that his name was JackHammond . Claudia had notbeen impressed with him ; heran to the gorilla type, for hewas dark and hairy with longarms . His voice sounded asthough it had been roughenedwith a file.

"I knew that, yes . And I ' mgoing to stay in bed all day"

"Me? No, sir. I'm hardened.I could start out now and walkto the next camp. Just as soonas I drink this next cup ofcoffee ."

'Then I won't see you again . '"Oh, sure ." Hammond's

mental processes were slow.`I was just kidding. What'syour first name?"

"Miss Benson will do verywell ."

" Oh, I get you . High hat ."Claudia was satisfied . Jack

Hammond left her alone afterthat . Later at the camp fire hepointedly avoided her. He satwith Douglas Kramer, wholooked downcast and lonelyacross the leaping flames, forthe radio singer with whom hehad been flirting the greaterpart of the day had not stayed:or the camp fire, but had goneoff to her tent for the night im-mediately after dinner.

Beside her was Mr. Turley.She hadn't talked with him atall until after dinner when heasked if he might sit in the va-cant chair next to hers . Heasked if she objected to hispipe, and when she said her fa-ther had been a pipe smoker,and that she felt that pipesmokers were the salt of theearth, that sort of broke the icebetween them.

Turley seemed a merry sort;at any rate, there was a sparkle

in his dark eyes and the leastsally of humor made him shakewith mirth . He did too muchpunning, though . Naturally,she thought, he was a shy sortof man.

"Are you interested inballads?" he asked.

"Yes . Are you?""I know some old California

ballads . I'll sing some if I canfind a guitar." He got up andwent to inquire, but therewasn't any kind of musical in-strument in camp . But hepromised to sing at the nextcamp if there was a guitar ormandolin to be found there.

Only a handful of the partyremained to enjoy the gather-ing around the fire . One by onethey began to slip away. MissForbes and old Mr. Fultonfound amusement in the factthat the younger members be-gan to drift away first . Theyand Bruce Milbank and Profes-sor Rogers wanted to tell sto-ries . But Claudia's eyes,hypnotized at first by the fire-light, became heavy-lidded.She found herself nodding, andthen coming to with a start.

"Good-night," she said atlast, getting up resolutely andstarting away. "I guess I'm tooyoung for this crowd ."

Laughter followed after heras her heavy boots crunchedaway in the rocky soil . Thechill of high altitude was in theair. She passed the men's dor-mitory tent and came to herown, which was next beyondMiss Forbes ' . Some of thewomen had gone together inthe women' s dormitory, butClaudia preferred to sleepalone . She shivered at theprospect of undressing in thecold . There was a small sheet-iron stove in the tent, but shecould be in bed before itheated up . After all, one oughtto get hardened . So she laid outher pajamas, then turned off

her light and undressed andburied her shivering body un-der the pile of blankets . Therewas a light burning outsidewhich threw solid black shad-ows upon the tent wall, butshe was too tired to wonderwhether it would keep herawake . But sleep did not comeat once . Everything was sostill . There was no place soquiet as the Sierras at night; thewind seldom blew.

It seemed hours later thatshe heard the last of the partywalking by outside to theirtents . She was too tired to domore than doze . Aching mus-cles roused her and she lay indull wakefulness . The light hadbeen turned out and darknesswas complete ; the silence wasabsolute . There was no stirringof air among the pines . Sheslept fitfully again. A noiseawakened her. She Iay wide-eyed in the cold listen- ing.There were repeated smallnoises, furtive, sly sounds;there was the clatter of a pail,or perhaps a garbage can lid.With a sigh she turned overand tried to sleep . Probably askunk, or some other night-prowling creature was abroad.

But sleep, sound sleep, stilleluded her. Dreams now trou-bled her. They were horribledreams in which she walkedalong a precipice . She stoodpoised at the edge of it, andwas about to plunge into thedepths . But without falling sheseemed at the bottom of theabyss and crushed under tonsof broken rock . Life was beingsqueezed out of her, and herown blood ran red upon thewhite granite surface spreadlike the top of a table for milesabout her. There was the oozeand trickle of blood and the dy-ing beat of a huge pulse.

Claudia wakened with astart . Somebody near by wastalking . The words were

scarcely more than whispers;they had no body to them.With a feeling of thankfulnessshe realized that daylight hadcome, for the tent canvas wasgray overhead.

"Didn't anybody hear any-thing at all?"

The whispered words weredistinct . Claudia listenedintently. The answer to thequestion was too low for herto catch.

"It will be shocking to therest of the hikers . Very shock-ing ." The words this time werein a low voice . Footstepscrunched away.

Claudia lay quietly for amoment, then threw back theblankets and climbed out uponthe cold wooden floor of thetent . She struck a match anddropped it into the little sheetiron stove where kindling andwood were already placed . Thefire blazed up, and she dressedby its growing warmth . Shetried to heat water to wash herface, but it was too slow, soscorning the softness of warmwater, she poured from thepitcher into the white washbowl on the battered wash-stand and scrubbed her face.All the while something urgedher to get outside, to discoverwhat had happened.

She untied the strings of thetent flap and stepped outside.Miss Forbes was walking by,neatly dressed in gray tweedskirt and green sweater. Sheheard Claudia coming andturned to greet her. "You have-n't heard, I suppose, aboutMr. Hodges?"

"What happened?""They found him dead in his

tent. He'd been .."Don't say it, please ;" begged

Claudia horrified."They seem to think it was

murder"

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Farewell to Ferdinand

Yosemite lost one of its best-loved characters recently. Ferdi-nand Castillo, famed TiogaPass entrance station ranger/greeter extraordinaire, died De-cember 28 from a heart condi-tion at the age of 76. Ferdinandhad spent the summer of everyyear from 1954 through 1992 atthe Sierra's highest mountainpass — a region he loved pas-sionately. In fact, Tioga Passand Ferdinand were practicallysynonymous.

A fine eccentric, Ferdinandmade it his job to greet withenthusiasm every singleYosemite visitor toenter through hisentrance station . Hedutifully learned theequivalents of "wel-come" and "goodby" in dozensof languages inresponse to the in-creasing numberof foreign travellersto the park . A re-markable emissaryfor Yosemite, Ferdi-nand was and willcontinue to beremembered withgreat affection bythe thousands of

people he treated to his specialTioga reception.

What endeared Ferdinand toso many was his unbridled andunabashed love for his TiogaPass-centered, personal Yo-semite experience . He feltcompelled to share it with theworld . Whether shooing wan-derers from beds of fragilealpine flowers, identifying mys-terious hidden shapes in therock formations around Tioga,cracking corn-ball jokesabout marmots andbig horn sheep, ordirecting hikers tothe best route forthe ascent of MountDana, he was a manwho was truly "inhis element ."

For many, futuredrives over TiogaPass just won't bethe same withoutthe prospect of avisit with Ferdinand.But his spirit willenliven the place al-ways, and he'll nodoubt be lurkingnearby, an eternalguardian of hisbeloved Tiogarocks, flowers,tarns and trees .

Have a FerdinandStory?

Each spring when the passopens,

before the melting of TiogaLake,

when Dana and Gibbs andMammoth Peak

shine and shimmer in a bluesilk sky

and the snow-eagle on KunaCrest

spreads white wings,

we will remember how youwelcomed us

into your upland kingdom,guardian of groundsquirrels

rock-loversky-lovercoyote-man, the joker,who kept an eye on the way

the wind blewand always told usnot to trample the meadows.

One August under a blue moonyou said you walked aroundall night

until the bright snow sparkledclean through you.

Your life blows stillacross the pass like snowflakes,

grows into the slope likegranite,

sings over the white-crownedsparrow

and hovers about the peaksin ever-changing clouds.

We will remember you,Ferdinand.

We will keep the faith.We will climb the good climb,

always,and we will not step on the

flowers .

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Join A YA Summer Work Week!

-This is the hardest work I'veever done and also the mostexhilarating! "

Such was the honest testimonyof a YA member from one of thefour 1993 work trips which pro-vided crews for important resto-ration work in both YosemiteValley and Tuolumne Meadows.For 1994, four more of these pop-ular work weeks are planned.All of these groups will be work-ing on revegetation projectsunder the direction of the Re-sources Management Divisionof the NPS.

The two summer trips will belocated in Tuolumne Meadowsand are scheduled for the weeksof July 24 – 30 and July 31 –August 6. The third work weekis planned for September 25 –October 1 in Yosemite Valley,and that group will work on ariver restoration project probablylocated at Mirror Lake . New thisyear will be a backcountry YAwork trip, scheduled for Sept-ember 11 – 17. This group willhike into the Sunrise Lakes area,camp for the week and work ona large re-planting project nearby.

These work weeks havebecome a very successful co-

operative venture for Yosemite.YA provides its members tomake up the crews, the NationalPark Service directs the projectsand tasks, Yosemite Institutecontributes the leadership andfood service, and the YosemiteConcession Services Corp . do-nates the funds to make itall possible.

In each of the trips, 15 YAmembers arrive for a work pro-ject which begins on Sundayevening and ends on the follow-ing Saturday morning . The groupcamps together in special sites,has its meals provided, and workstogether for four days with a dayoff in the middle of the week.Work trip participants need tobe in good health. There willbe a variety of jobs during theweek and many can be physi-cally demanding, especially atthe higher elevations.

While providing crucial volun-teer labor for restorationprojects, YA members always re-port that they have a wonderfultime as they work to makeYosemite even more beautiful . Ifyou are interested in signing upfor one of the trips, write or callHolly or Connie at (209) 379-2317

Summer approaches, and YAoffers a number of volunteerpositions for members in bothYosemite Valley and TuolumneMeadows. From April throughOctober, the Association needsapproximately 30 people whowould enjoy working withthe public and living for an ex-tended period in the Park.

In Yosemite Valley volun-teers typically split their daysbetween the Museum Galleryand a membership booth onthe mall . In the Gallery, theymonitor visitation and provideinformation . At the member-ship booth, volunteers answer

numerous visitor inquiries and,when appropriate, describe thework of the Association andencourage membership . InTuolumne Meadows, volun-teers staff a membership boothoutside the Tuolumne Mead-ows Visitor Center, as well asserve as hosts in the seminarcampground . Last summer, thevolunteers enrolled more than1200 new YA members.

Volunteers typically worka four-day week, receive astipend of $6 per workday, andshare campsites . The Valleyvolunteer season lasts from

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April through October, whilethe Tuolumne Meadows sea-son is shorter — June throughLabor Day. Volunteers need toplan for a commitment of atleast a month in the park, butfor most people that require-ment is the major attraction.

If you are interested, pleasewrite us with your time andlocation preferences and a day-time phone number. If youhave questions, call Holly orConnie at (209) 379-2317

The results of the 1993 elec-tion for two seats on the YAboard of trustees are in. Thewinners are Chris Gallery andAnne Schneider. The final votecount was Anne Schneider –1018 ; Chris Gallery – 1006; andCecelia Hurwich – 794.

Anne Schneider is an incum-bent trustee who has been re-elected to a new six-year termon the board . A lawyer inSacramento, Anne has alreadycontributed substantially to ar-eas of the association ' s workwhich have involved legalissues, such as the reintroduc-tion of the bighorn sheep intoLee Vining Canyon . She hasalso been a valuable member ofthe "Grants and Aid" Commit-tee which selects projects fromthe National Park Service 's listof possibilities to be fundedeach year. Seeing herself as aradical on many park issues,Anne will undoubtedly con-tinue to be a strong voice forthe preservation of Yosemite.

New to the board is ChrisGallery, a physician whoresides in the Park and servesas Medical Director of theYosemite Medical Clinic . Beforecoming to Yosemite, Chris andhis wife Lucy lived on and

worked for the Navajo/HopiIndian Reservation in Arizona.Enjoying his new area of resi-dence with the High Sierra ashis backyard, Chris looks for-ward to serving on the YABoard as a way to be involvedin educating the park visitor inthe wilderness ethic and pro-viding valuable financial assis-tance to the Park Service.

We are grateful to CeceliaHurwich, long-time supporterof YA and numerous environ-mental groups, for her enthusi-astic participation in theelection process.

Richard Reitnauer leaves theboard after many years of ser-vice to the Association in sev-eral capacities, first as SalesManager and later as a memberof the Board of Trustees . Richand his family moved severalyears ago to Carson City,Nevada, and he chose not torun for re-election . We are veryappreciative of Rich and all hisgood work on YA' s behalf.

Saturday, March 26, 1994is the date for YA's annualSpring Forum — a special dayfor members, filled with infor-mative talks, walks, and slideshows on Yosemite history, re-sources and management.

The day begins with acheck-in from 9:00 to 9 :30 amin front of the East and WestAuditoriums behind the VisitorCenter in the Valley. The hour-long programs begin at 9 :30a .m. and continue through theday with a break for lunch.Members can choose from aseries of offerings each hour,including naturalist and historywalks (weather permitting).At 5 :00 pm members andspeakers gather for a wineand cheese hour.

This year Gary Fraker, presi-dent of Yosemite ConcessionServices Corporation, willspeak to members at one of thesessions and answer questions.YCS, a division of DelawareNorth, is the new park conces-sionaire, chosen after a lengthybidding process.

Back by popular demand isKimi Kodani Hill who will pre-sent her slide program on thelife and work of gifted Califor-nia artist, Chiura Obata . Thedrawings and watercolors fromObata ' s 1927 trip across theYosemite high country are fea-tured in YA's best-selling newbook, Obata's Yosemite . Ms. Hillis the granddaughter of ChiuraObata and has a wealth of sto-ries and insights to share.

Other programs for the dayare planned on Yosemite 's but-terflies, wildlife, archaeology,park management, and muchmore . YA members haverecently received all the detailson the Spring Forum by mail,

including a reservation formfor lodging in the park. If youwish to join us either for theday or the weekend, please re-turn the card from that mailingalong with $5 per person at-tending . You will receive afinalized agenda just beforethe event.

If you have any questions,please call Holly or Connie at(209) 379-2317

March 26, 1994 : SpringForum, Yosemite ValleyJuly 24 – 30: YA Member WorkTrip, Tuolumne MeadowsJuly 31 – August 6 : YAMember Work Trip, TuolumneMeadowsSeptember 10 : Annual Meet-ing, WawonaSeptember 11 – 17 : YA Mem-ber Work Trip, Backcountry/Sunrise Lakes areaSeptember 25 – October 1:YA Member Work Trip, Yosem-ite Valley

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Speedier Diagnosis of Lyme Disease

the Valley Shuttle System whichpresently serves millions of ridersthroughout the year.

The funding for the new elec-tric buses is the result of a part-nership between the CaliforniaEnergy Commission, CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation(CALTRANS), Pacific Gas andElectric Company (PG&E), andYosemite National Park . "Thanksto this group effort, we will be

grow the Lyme bacteria fromjoint fluid, but are unreliable.As a result, doctors cannot becertain that antibiotics havewiped out the infection.

Scientists say they have de-veloped a new test to deter-

The NPS is to acquire threemine if joint swelling is caused

electric buses to become part ofby Lyme disease, which untilnow wasn't easy to distinguishfrom inflammation caused byan immune response.

If a patient has Lyme bacte-ria, doctors can prescribe withmore confidence massive dosesof antibiotics, researchers re-ported in Thursday's New Eng-land Journal of Medicine.

About 10,000 Lyme cases,carried to humans by deer ticks,are reported annually to the na-tional Centers for Disease Con-mil and Prevention . Symptomsinclude a bull's-eye rash thatspreads for about two weeksand flu-like conditions, includ-mg fatigue and muscle aches.

If caught early, most cases ofLyme disease can be cleared upwith antibiotics . In 60 percentof cases that go untreated, vic-ims develop chronic joint painand vision and heart problemsthat can last for years.

An aggressive treatmentregimen can cost up to $17000a month.

The new test, which costs5200, uses a technique that de-:ermines whether any geneticmaterial from Lyme disease ispresent in joint fluid, normallyaken from a patient's knee.

It "offers doctors a powerfulnew diagnostic tool," said Dr.David Persing, director of theMolecular Microbiology Labor-atory at the Mayo Clinic inRochester, where the test wasdeveloped.

Conventional techniques,which cost about $150, try to

able to gather information fromthis project which should bevery useful for both the Park andthe State of California,"" said Su-perintendent Finley. "Yosemitemakes sense as a demonstrationsite for electric vehicles becauseof its variable climate, naturalsetting and high visibility. It alsomoves us closer to meeting ourgoal of reducing vehicular emis-sions within the Park"

The NPS is soliciting informa-tion from qualified manufactur-ers, which must be received bythe Concessions ManagementDivision by February 18, 1984 . Acontractor is expected to be se-lected by March 15, 1994.

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are not available to the public).The first book to be designedand printed by MichaelOsborne and Normal Claytonat One Heart Press in Berkeley,it measures 5 x 9 inches andconsists of 56 pages printed let-terpress from photoplymerplates on Rives Heavyweight.The text was set in MonotypeSabon . Included are three illus-trations printed in single colors,from line drawings by WayneThiebaud . The book is hand-bound by Klaus-Ullrich S.Rotzscher, San Francisco. Ofthe edition, 100 copies havebeen signed by Victoria PostRanney and Wayne Thiebaud.

The price for unsigned copiesis $85; the signed version is$125. Members receive a 15%discount . Orders, which canbe placed by using the formin the back of this journal orby phone, will be filled as theyare received.

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Obata'sYosemite

-The Art and Letters ofChiura Obata from his Tripto the High Sierra in 1927with essays by Janice T. Dries-bach and Susan Landauer. WhenObata, a gifted California artistborn in Japan, made his firstvisit to Yosemite in 1927 theexperience deeply affected hislife . Not only did he producea remarkable collection ofsketches and paintings (laterto become woodblock prints),but he recorded the details ofthe trip in a fascinating seriesof letters and post cards.

This volume presents Obata'sHigh Sierra journey in hisown words and art.Included are 85 full-colorreproductions of pencilsketches, watercolor paintings and woodblockprints, plus a detailed nar-rative of the six-weekYosemite visit as toldthrough Obata's letters andcards to his family.

Adding to the volume areessays by Janice T. Dries-bach, curator at the CrockerArt Museum in Sacramento,and Susan Landauer, an arthistorian trained at Yale Uni-versity. Their contributionstouch on Obata 's background,his technique, and thesignificance of his work and theYosemite trip.

Beautifully printed in a 10" x10" size . Yosemite Association,1993 . 156 pages.

Clothbound, $44 .95 ; pa-perbound, $24.95 .

Legends ofthe Yosemite

Miwok compiled by FrankLaFena, Craig D . Bates andSteven P. Medley ; illustratedby Harry Fonseca . This is anupdated and revised collectionof 18 Native American legendsfrom the Yosemite region . It'sgenuine, representative and en-tertaining. Featuring characterssuch as Coyote and Falcon, thestories touch on a variety ofthemes central to the SierraMiwok culture . For this revisededition, the legends have beenrewritten to reflect their earliestand most authentic forms

whenever possible . Additionalstories from historical sourceshave been included, and the vol-ume contains notes providingthe source of each legend, infor-mation about alternate versionsand variations, and an annotatedbibliography with a list ofimportant original works . It's in-digenous folldore at its best —enchanting and informative atthe same time . Harry Fonseca 'scolor pencil drawings make thisa unique and beautiful volume.

64 pages, 85" x 8h" . YosemiteAssociation, 1993.

Paper : $11 .95

The YosemiteCalendar –

1994 with photographs byCharles Cramer and poetry byJoseph Bruchac . The YosemiteAssociation's new wall calendaris as beautiful and functional asever. Charles Cramer, an instruc-tor for the Ansel Adams Photog-raphy Workshops and a formerYosemite Artist-in-Residence,selected 13 of his most stunningcolor images of Yosemite whichhave been reproduced with re-markable clarity and detail . Eachmonthly photograph is matchedwith a poem specially writtenby Joseph Bruchac, a writer andstoryteller best known for hisbook entitled Keepers of the Earth.His poetry is sensitive, evoca-tive and moody, while it reflectsa deep love for Yosemite and theenvironment . The calendar alsonotes significant dates in Yosem-ite history, holidays, and phasesof the moon . Printed in a 12" x12" size on recycled paper. Yo-semite Association, 1993.

Wirebound, $10 .50

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by Gary Brown . Here, in a sin-gle volume, is a collection of in-formation on what is knownabout the world 's bears, present-ing in words, pictures, maps,and charts a complete factualcompendium of bear knowl-edge . Part I, ''Bears in TheirWorld;' discusses where bearsare found throughout the world,with notes on population esti-mates and detailed maps . Part II,- Bears in the Human World ;' ex-amines the wide range of waysin which bears and human be-ings intersect : bears in myth andreligion, in art, literature, andfilm, and above all, in real life.

The author recently retiredfrom the NPS after a thirty-one' .'ear career as a park ranger andbear management specialist . Hisbook has been called the mostcomprehensive reference onbears, and an indis-pensable resourcefor anyone inter-ested in thesestrange and fasci-nating animals.

325 pages,color and b&willustrations,Lyons & Bur-ford, 1993.

Cloth-bound,530 .00 .

1 E John Muir:I L.' Life and Work,

edited by Sally M . Miller. Theessays in this volume exploreMuir's relationship with hisfamily, religious and literary in-fluences on his philosophy, thedevelopment of his concept ofecology and his contributions togeology and botany. The bookmakes clear that Muir 's dedica-tion to the belief that all lifeforms have inherent worth andhis popularization of wildernessremain his primary legacies . Theinsights of the historians, liter-

ary critics, philosophers, andscientists presented here providereaders with a greater apprecia-tion for Muir's multidimensionalpersonality and his contribu-tions to the preservation move-ment . The editor is professor ofhistory at the University of thePacific and editor on the staffof its John Muir Center forRegional Studies.

160 pages, 30 halftones,University of New MexicoPress, 1993.

Clothbound, $29.95.

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key – A Yosemite Mysteryby Clifford Knight. This engros-sing and amusing mystery set inYosemite's unsurpassed highcountry was originally publishedin 1943 . The book follows col-lege professor/amateur sleuth,Huntoon Rogers, on his searchfor a killer. Engaged on a secretassignment for the government,he has tracked a suspicious char-acter to Yosemite National Park.He learns that the body of an

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unidentified man has beenfound in the backcountry, andthen joins a 7-day High SierraLoop hiking party to discoverwhether it is the man he isseeking.

There's an extensive cast ofcharacters who have ostensiblygathered randomly to hikeamidst the grandeur of the SierraNevada . But as days pass andmembers of the group are founddead, unsuspected relationshipsboth convoluted and sinister arerevealed, raising questions aboutthe motives and honesty ofpractically every hiker.

Yosemite lovers, recallingtheir own experiences of thepark's unique blend of strenuoushiking and exhilarating scenery,and mystery buffs alike will en-joy following the group throughthe mountain imagery ofYosemite's remarkable haunts.And to help keep the long list of"suspects" straight, a "List ofMain Characters" has been pro-vided for quick reference . In all,it's a wholly delightful mysterythat defies solution until thevery end.

239 pages, Yosemite Associa-tion, 1993.

Paper, $9.95.

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Mug . This distinctive and func-tional heavy ceramic mug feelsgood with your hand wrappedaround it . Available in two col-ors (green and maroon), it'simprinted with our logo andname in black and white . Holds12 ounces of your favoritebeverage.

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insha & Charles Abrams, Sarah.:lams, A Ramirez Jr & K Aguilar,!.en B Altman, Chris Angelo, K!-teal & Dan Asay, Robert Asquith,

alleen E Balch, Dan & Terri Barnett,ridmore & M Barnhart, Maryellen

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Mrs Marvin Sippel, Fred A Smith,Renata Smith, Brenna Snider . JohnSnodgrass, Peter Somers, TimSorensen, L Scott & Louis A Spoto,Marni Stanfield, John A Stearns, Gor-don R Stone, Lisa Strawn, K Tarmann& W Streett, Audrey & Marc Struve,Doris Taitano, The Lesh Family,Dean & Leslie Thomas, Al Thomp-son, Nobuo Tokunaga, Eileen Tracy,Gary A Turner, Ken Underhill, MaryValentino, Jean Vandevort, TimothyVincent, May Waldroup, Donna &Wendy Walker, Rod & Jean Ward,William Warden, Nick Warner, Den-nis & Maxine White, George White,Susan & Jack Wilkinson, Yvonne &James Williamson, Tat-On Wong,Kenneth & Martha Wooden, AngieC Wulfow, Roger J Wyan, AaronYoshinobu, Linda Zukowski

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ald L Hall, Lianne Araki & Ed Hatt-yar, Michael Hatz, The MichaelHayes Family, Maria & Jim Heffer-nan, Karen Horne, Howard Jones, Al-ice Kase, Randall Kaufmann, JuneKodani, Elizabeth & Robert Lennie,Sandy Lynn, Chris Macintosh,Dorothy K McAllister, Helen LaneMcCarthy, Michael & Denise McIn-erney, Lynda & Dean Mesner, Mari-lyn & Ken Orloff, Harriet Ottaviano,Harvey & Elise Palitz, Jeffrey Pappas,Mr & Mrs William E Parker, Berna-dette Prue, Joy S Reis, EC Rodekohr,Nancy Salcedo, Jim & Elaine Salva-tore, John R Shuck, Jeffrey Smed-berg, Jean Staats, Linda L Swope,Dana & Ed Thor, Juleen Turner,Robert & Melody Umstead, MrsHelen L Vukasin, Nancy K Waki,Shirley Wallack, Rick & KarenWhite, Charles C WorthContributing Members

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Freddie Allen, Grant Idle & MicheleAlmquist, Richard & Peggy Bauhaus,Otto Best, Linda & Tom Cook &Friends, Bob & Nancy Eckart, CindyGrooms, W L Jablonski, Sharon &Robert Johnson, Jostens Learning,Midwest Mountaineering, CharlesNeifeld, Mary Janis Robinson, Wil-liam & Jean Ryan, John Sanders,William Scheide, The Schlinger Foun-dation, Arent Henry Schuyler Jr,Arthur & Peggy Seessel III, Daniel& Alice Simon, Luisa Serrano, ChrisWalburgh , Wilderness Press IncIn Honor of the Bauhaus family: Mark& Caroline BauhausIn Memory of Ferdinand Castillo: Gene& Doris Rose, Georgia Stigall

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Life Member: Matted color photo-graph by Howard Weamer of aYosemite scene ; and

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