FRESNO — Ruth Asawa’s first tied-wire sculpture was inspired by the skeleton of a desert plant with a hexagonal form that was given to Asawa by Paul and Virginia Hassel in 1962. She first tried to draw the plant but was unable to do so to her satisfaction. Instead, she constructed it first with wire which then enabled her to ...
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Yosemite National Park Updates
OAKHURST – Click on the links for updates and road conditions. Please note that Hwy 49 is OPEN!!! Thank you to our fire fighters for containing the #mocfire to 80%!! 08-27-20 Daily Conditions Report 08-27-20 CALIFORNIA ROAD CONDITIONS Click here for current and upcoming events in the local area: https://www.yosemitethisyear.com/whats-happening Just a friendly reminder that Yosemite National Park ...
Read More »Virtual Yosemite: Visit Yosemite’s High Country With a Virtual Trip to Westfall Meadows
YOSEMITE — As distance learning and home schooling resume, online activities for students can include exploration of spectacular natural environments such as Yosemite National Park. The Virtual Yosemite in-depth online tour can help facilitate this. For the interactive 360° VR experience, go to: https://www.virtualyosemite.org/virtual-tour/#node258 When the normal summer crowds congregate in Yosemite Valley, an escape to the peace of less ...
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OAKHURST – Yosemite updates courtesy of Visit Yosemite/Madera County along with some interesting bear facts. 08-24-20 Daily Conditions Report 08-24-20 CALIFORNIA ROAD CONDITIONS 2020 Total Bear Incidents: 17 2020 Total Property Damage: $ 2,778 Compared to 2019 (the lowest year on record for number of bear incidents), bear incidents are down by 5.6% and property damage is up ...
Read More »Fannie & I Escaped The Heat At Moss Landing For A Day
If I could just get away from all of that dang smoke and heat, just for a day . . . Fannie the Corgi had never been to the ocean and it had been a while since I had visited Moss Landing, so I came up with a plan. Sally the Weimaraner stayed home but she loves the beach and ...
Read More »Celebrate World Photography Day Remotely With Will Bullas and the Fresno Art Museum
FRESNO — The print above is but a small glimpse into the exhibition of Will Bullas, who has recently illustrated an alphabet book titled M is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet, written by David Domeniconi. The new book shows off the creative talent of Bullas through the unusual compositions illustrating single art-related words or artist names from A to Z. This ...
Read More »New Park Near Manzanita Lake
MADERA COUNTY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES – Madera County is very excited about a project we are working on near Manzanita Lake in North Fork ManzanitaExhibit A VICINITY MAP-11×17. In late February of this year, the County was deeded 146 acres of forest land from PG&E as a part of a Bankruptcy settlement agreement. Along with the land acquisition, the County applied ...
Read More »Visit the Fresno Art Museum Remotely and See the Amend Family Dynasty Continue
FRESNO — Wyatt Amend is a master ceramicist who is completing a family dynasty. Among his mother’s studio glass and his father’s over-sized drawings are Wyatt Amend’s vessels and propulsion drones. During a recent opening reception at an artists’ talk, Wyatt expressed his love for working with clay from a young age and also his admiration for his parents and ...
Read More »Virtual Yosemite: See the Lion Face, Hike the May Lake Trail
YOSEMITE — As distance learning and home schooling resume, online activities for students can include exploration of spectacular natural environments such as Yosemite National Park. The Virtual Yosemite in-depth online tour can help facilitate this. For the interactive 360° VR experience, go to: https://www.virtualyosemite.org/virtual-tour/#node257. In the high country just a couple of miles off the Tioga Road is one of ...
Read More »Cloud Watching at Tenaya Lake
A comfortable chair was all that I needed to watch the thunderheads build while taking it easy next to beautiful Tenaya Lake. No hiking, no peak bagging, no fishing, just cloud watching on this adventure. Where: Yosemite National ParkDistance: A few feet Difficulty: Easy Elevation Range: 8,150′Date: August 11, 2020Dog Hike? Probably Not My friend Chris planted an idea in ...
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