Yosemite, What's in a Name? July 15, 2019, 08:41:41 pm Good news, Yosemite is back to its old self! https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/state/california/article232692337.html 6 Likes
Re: Yosemite, What's in a Name? Reply #1 – July 15, 2019, 11:06:57 pm Many attempts were made to hide the simple truth. Some things are just better from the start. Who ever came up with the name “Half Dome Village” anyway? Long live Curry Village. Kent 1 Likes
Re: Yosemite, What's in a Name? Reply #2 – July 16, 2019, 02:17:22 am Their claim to name ownership was as bogus as that of 'Columbus discovered America'. I was a little suprised they didn't claim ownership of this: As far as I'm concerned Deleware North was no more than a patent troll trying to monetize the intellectual property of others. I refused to use the abominable names they slapped on history. It got me thinking about a couple of wool blankets I have that are stamped YP&CCo which led me down a few rabbit holes. Here are a couple:One Rabbit Hole or how the valley got its name.I hadn't known there was a WW II Naval HospitalThanks for the the report and the launching pad for a productive waste of internet time JoelTime to start scanning for reservations... 1 Likes
Re: Yosemite, What's in a Name? Reply #3 – July 16, 2019, 08:46:43 am Joel, very interesting about the naval hospital. I learned something new today. Thanks for sharing! 🙂 2 Likes
Re: Yosemite, What's in a Name? Reply #4 – July 17, 2019, 01:49:23 am As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration we booked a week at the "Majestic" for next February....immediately upon getting the news ping on my phone I went to our reservation page...they had already changed the name to it's rightful place!!! 2 Likes
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