Comments on The Distracted Wanderer: The Ahwahnee - Yosemite National Park's Historic Hotel & The National Park Service's Premiere Example of "Parkitecture"

Wonderful review!

2013-06-01T19:52:25.026-04:00

Wonderful review!

Wow! Another great review from you letting us feel...

2012-03-08T20:17:12.999-05:00

Wow! Another great review from you letting us feel like we are there with you. I will probably never get to all the places you write about so Thank you for taking us along in your suitcase.

Wow, wow, wow and wow...did I say WOW? What an ama...

2012-03-06T09:49:33.280-05:00

Wow, wow, wow and wow...did I say WOW? What an amazing place and believe me, I oohed and aahed over every picture! I don't know which is more breathtaking, the scenery or the hotel!! lol I truly enjoyed reading the history behind it and seeing all those pictures you took. That's too funny about the major error of where the original entrance was...you'd think the architectures would have thought of that before!! Everything looks so wonderful and regal, no wonder it's attracted so many famous people through the years. Ouch, that sure is expensive to stay there, even on the off season days! lol But then, I know that some hotels in Niagara Falls cost over $800 a night just because you get a falls view. Anyway, thank you for this truly remarkable post:-) xoxo

Seeing these pictures brings back so many memories...

2012-03-03T21:59:04.963-05:00

Seeing these pictures brings back so many memories of good times spent in the park. I don't miss a lot about California. Yosemite is on the short list of things I do miss.

I wonder if that's where my grandparents met. ...

2012-03-03T20:58:11.394-05:00

I wonder if that's where my grandparents met. They met during a stay at Yosemite. That is a really beautiful lodge... Does it have that historic musty wood smell?

Another terrific post, Linda! Way to go. Thanks ...

2012-03-03T20:26:41.264-05:00

Another terrific post, Linda! Way to go. Thanks for sharing.

Wonderful, wonderful post! It's even more bea...

2012-03-03T17:28:42.497-05:00

Wonderful, wonderful post! It's even more beautiful than I remember it. They have taken so many steps to improve the air quality. When we were there last the sky was thick with haze, and my photos really reflected it. Those were back in the day when I had a wonderful Pentax. Sure wish I had one now.
I can't imagine what John Muir felt when he gazed upon Yosemite in it's pristine glory!
Thanks, Linda!!!

Count me in for that Vintners' Holidays thingy...

2012-03-03T14:26:57.887-05:00

Count me in for that Vintners' Holidays thingy! And the pastrami sammich!

The views look amazing. I can only imagine how difficult it was getting all of the materials there back in the day.

I must say, that it boggles my mind that they want to preserve the resources there in the park but don't mind getting them from somewhere else. I don't really get that concept. It's still consuming and I would think that building with on-site local resources would have truly allowed it to blend in with the surroundings. But hey, they didn't run that one by me, so there ya go.

Great visit!