Yosemite in store for massive tree thinning project
By Mark Grossi, Fresno Bee
Yosemite Valley visitors don’t generally gaze at El Capitan from the spot where Carleton E. Watkins took an 1868 photograph of the soaring cliff — you can’t see much now through a tangle of trees.
It’s one of many iconic vistas in Yosemite National Park blocked by trees and brush. Indeed, officials say there are only a few places left with a view of both upper and lower Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfalls in North America.
Park officials are planning to restore historic views of Yosemite landmarks over the next several years by cutting trees and burning brush.
