Sierra Nevada

During the early to late 1860’s landscapes were becoming more hyper-realistic due to the expansion of America with the Louisiana purchase. Artists were hired to go out with these brave colonials and paint the landscapes of this undiscovered region. What came back was absolutely breath taking. Even though this was a ploy to get people from the 13 colonies to migrate west, it was a successful one. Two of the artists chosen were Albert Bierstadt and Frederic Church, both painters by trade and both…

Over the years, he slowly transitioned from being a musician to a photographer. His love for nature is what inspired him to get into photography. He spent a majority of his later life at the Yosemite Sierra where he began to use the Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie. In the year of 1919, Adams joined the Sierra Club, which is now the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. In the early 1920s, Adams realized that he could live out there with what he was earning as a…

Mammoth Lakes is a beautiful resort town located in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. The town was officially incorporated in 1984, but has been a hub for outdoor recreation since the late 1800’s. It was originally known as Mammoth City a small mining camp founded by the Mammoth Mining Company in 1878. At one time there was over 1,500 people living in the camp, but when the mining company shutdown, only ten people remained. The town remained almost empty up until the early 1900’s when visitors heard…

and Sierra Nevada in market share. In order to stay competitive in the craft beer industry, New Belgium must compete against craft beer alternatives for example the ones mentioned before Boston Beer Co. and Sierra Nevada breweries. Also, New Belgium needs to be constantly alert to its environment and their competitors to compete in an increasingly competitive brewing…

Yellowstone National Park located in Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park features dramatic canyons, hot springs, and one of its top sights “ Old faith”. Old faith is a geyser that erupts on a consistent schedule throughout the day. In the sierra nevada mountains there's another park called the Yosemite National Park. The Yosemite National park is filled with sequoia trees, amazing tunnel views and many more attractions. One of the top sights at Yosemite park is the half dome clift. A…

Environment California has different types of land including mountains, farmland, deserts, and forests. California has two mountain ranges which are the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade. California’s farmland includes fruits, vegetable, dairy products, and livestock. Most of the dairy products come from California. Northern California forests are occupied with sequoias and redwoods. California is by the Pacific Ocean, so fisherman can catch salmon, swordfish, shrimp, and squid. Grapes are a very…

James Wilson Marshall was the person who started the gold rush. The discovery was at suttersmill on January 24, 1848 James Wilson Marshall, is a carpenter originally from New Jersey. He found flakes of gold in the American river at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma, California. The Gold Rush had impacted California. For example, the gold rush was the largest mass migration in the American history, since it brought almost about 300,000 people to California. The amount of gold…

"No temple made with bare hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life." John Muir stated this in describing Yosemite's beauty in 1868. Yosemite is a breathtaking national park. It is located in the Sierra Nevada which is in the northwest part of California. Who created Yosemite? The process started when Abraham Lincoln set aside the land to be saved in 1864. What he said was, “be held for public use, resort, and recreation...inalienable for all time.” Then…

talented people focused on doing what’s best for a community. SCP addresses several important issues, not the least of which is an open space protected in perpetuity from development and motorized vehicles. In 2011 an alliance project between Sierra Foothill Conservancy (SFC) and Mariposa Public Utility District (MPUD) created the 410-acre Preserve. It was designed to protect Mariposa’s domestic water supply, ensure viewshed conservation, develop trails, reduce fire hazards and provide…

with boulders in every shape and size loomed above. A sad cloud of smoke hovered over the lake like a bad memory. The gargantuan forest fires burned miles away still fueling the dreary smoke. Still through the dingy grey smoke the bright green Sierra Nevada mountains showed their delightful colors. Suddenly…