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Weamer
Enterprises
These and other photos are available, matted & framed, from Howard
Weamer 3812 F, Happy Valley Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549. (925) 284-4470.
New Photos
The Perfect Art: The Ostrander Hut & Ski Touring in Yosemite
by Howard Weamer
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| This photo is taken part way up Horse Ridge by Howard. Ostrander Hut is just in trees at top of ski track. The south side of Half Dome is at the top left. |
Review of Howard's book from Nordic Voice February, 1996:
"With every passing year it becomes more difficult to distinguish
Howard
Weamer from the photo of John Muir that hangs by the front door of
Ostrander Lake Ski Hut. Maybe that is fitting, because Howard has been
the winter hut manager at Ostrander for 21 years and no doubt loves
Yosemite no less than Muir did.
"In The Perfect Art - The Ostrander Hut & Ski Touring in Yosemite,
Howard brings to life the history of skiing in Yosemite National Park
through his writings and photographs. The first half of the book traces
the
history of Yosemite skiing from the 1920's. Read about the ski boom of
the
1930's, the turn away from touring to "running downhill only,"
the political
arm-wrestling and intrigue that affected skiing in Yosemite, and details
about Ostrander Lake Ski Hut itself.
"The second half of the book details life at Ostrander Hut since
1972 from
some of the gems left in hut log books. Here are the joys of day-to-day
hut
life and the winter backcountry.
"This definitive history of Ostrander Lake Ski Hut
is generously illustrated
with 31 color plates, 74 black & white photos, and a four-page color
panorama from beneath Horse Ridge. It can be ordered directly from
Howard Weamer, 3812-F Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, CA 94549 for
$24.95 + tax + $2.00 shipping. It's also available at Ostrander."
Also available for sale at Ostrander Hut.