Upper Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Point Photograph and the Ahwahnee Legend of The Lost Arrow
Category: Yosemite Photographs
YOSEMITE PHOTOGRAPHS
These are a selection of photographs taken by me, Paul Edmondson in and around Yosemite National Park and Mono County, California.
I am the author of the historical novel, Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya.
I took these photos on my visits to Yosemite and used them in my book, as an accompaniment to the story.
Fascinated by the history of Yosemite and its indigenous people, I set about to tell their story. The book is a mixture of true events and fictional storytelling. It tells the epic tale of the Chief of the Ahwahneechees, Tenaya, and his people who lived in Yosemite Valley for millennia. They were driven from their homes in 1851, at the time of the California Gold Rush. The State Governor of California authorized the formation of the Mariposa Battalion in 1850. It was to drive out the indigenous populations from their homelands. Subsequently, to send to Indian reservations.
For all intents and purposes, the stunning natural beauty, flora and wildlife, and sheer magnificence of Yosemite are the same today as it was at the time the Ahwahneechees lived there.
Photo of Conway Summit, Yosemite taken at sunset in the Fall, with a Paiute Legend of Why the North Star Stands Still
Rush Creek, Yosemite and the story of the indigenous Paiutes of the Mono Basin, California
Mount Watkins, Yosemite was named after one of the pioneering photographers of Yosemite, Carleton E. Watkins, who led a remarkable yet tragic life.
History of the origin of the name McGurk Meadow, Yosemite National Park
Photograph of Tunnel View Yosemite with extract from the Yosemite Indian Petition to the US President and Congress of 1891
Mono Lake is where Chief Tenaya of the Ahwahneechees was born. His unforgettable story is told in the historical novel, Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya
Mono Lake is where Chief Tenaya of the Ahwahneechees was born. His unforgettable story is told in the historical novel, Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya
Photograph of Mirror Lake in Yosemite National Park, with a tale of the legend of Ahweiya. The photo appears in the Native American historical novel, Great Spirit of Yosemite
Photograph of Bridalveil Fall taken in springtime to capture rainbows near the base of the fall. The original name for the Fall was Pohono