As seen from Patterson, California
I don’t know the name of the photographer for this photo, but it was sent to us by RTA Photo Contributor
Bob Brown. Here is his accompanying e-memo:
I just encountered this image of Yosemite Valley taken from the Patterson area on a Yosemite forum. I was rather amused when I read some posts that doubted the integrity of the photo, and others who worked out mapping probabilities, etc.
In March, 1971, I had a unique experience that I still recall very vividly: The San Joaquin Valley experienced a rare arctic weather front: Cold and windy weather that clears the smog out, providing extremely good visibility. I stood in the second story campus library, looked east over Monte Vista Avenue (“Mountain View,” in Spanish), up the Merced River Canyon and into “Joe Schmidt Valley.” I wish now that I had photographed the phenomenon.
I posted essentially the same information to the Yosemite forum, and it will be interesting to see if any doubt my accuracy.
It is really an interesting view and one that I could never have imagined would be possible. I didn’t think Half Dome was tall enough to be seen outside of Yosemite Valley. Have you ever seen this view?
Mark Sedenquist half dome, photo, yosemite np
The roadtrip planning testers on the Forum are kicking the tires of a new trip planning tool.
Screen Shot of a completed trip
Here is the
report I ran and here are
some of the bugs we’ve found so far.
So, give a test run and let us know what you think of it!
Mark Sedenquist
Prize #1: This is RTA's top-recommended atlas
Prize Package #2: Two great audio books and funny sign book
Package #3 -- Road Games and RTA's Funny Signs book
We are offering another
Spring Break RoadTrip Giveaway contest. This year, we have created three prize packages. All three packages are worth about $75.
Here’s how to enter and win!
Mark Sedenquist atlas, books, contest, games, spring break
Time constraints have prevented me from getting these posted in a more timely fashion, but here are some photos taken at the NASCAR Hauler parade that happened in Las Vegas on the 26th of February. Photos are by Eric James Miller and Linda Evans.
The Parade Begins
[Photo by Eric James Miller]
Ready to Roll -- (Sunset Road in background)
[Photo by Linda Evans]
Just North of Sunset -- Mandalay Bay Hotel in background
[Photo by Linda Evans]
Creeping forward -- near Tropicana Avenue
[Photo by Linda Evans]
Beautiful Graphics on Wheels
[Photo by Linda Evans]
Approaching Tropicana Avenue
[Photo by Linda Evans]
Headed for the Race track
[Photo by Eric James Miller]
Enjoy!
Mark Sedenquist graphics, las vegas, NASCAR, racing, trucks
Scene Systems, Inc. creates animations for accident reconstruction investigations. This link goes to the page where they created an reenactment of the US Airways jet landing in the Hudson River. The video includes audio streaming between the cockpit and the ground controllers — It ‘s pretty darn amazing how calm everyone was….
Mark Sedenquist Hudson River, reconstruction, us Airways