I am free to confess that I am disappointed with the Yosemite valley. It seems only about one-half as grand as the American Fork canyon.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Yosemite Valley is like a tourist zoo. It's shameful.
There's not a single person in Arizona today who would say the Grand Canyon was a mistake.
I don't believe that anyone can see the Grand Canyon area for themselves and not know that we have to do everything we can to protect it for future generations.
It is easier to feel than to realize, or in any way explain, Yosemite grandeur. The magnitudes of the rocks and trees and streams are so delicately harmonized, they are mostly hidden.
I love a lot of Colorado and upper Utah. I think some of the most beautiful terrain is upper BC.
Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon.
Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it.
Yosemite has the most impressive and accessible granite big walls in the world. The rock is amazing. And because of that, it's been the mecca for climbing in the U.S. - and the world to a large degree - for all of climbing history. It's the place to test yourself against the historic routes of the past.