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| Sherri and Ostrander Hut |
Capture California, the Game-2013
Adventure: 003, Site 030 – Ostrander Ski Hut
National Registry ID: Nominated for inclusion
Team: YOLT
Date: August 13, 2013
Location:
Coordinates: 37°37′28″N 119°33′02″W
Address:
Ostrander Lake, Mariposa County
Description:
Date Built: 1941
Architect: Civilian Conservation Corp
Lets start with two problems with this adventure:
- First the Ostrander Ski Hut is only nominated to be on the
NRHP. But with its rich outdoor history, it is only a matter of time
before it is placed on the registry.
We forgot our flag. The iPad which has an image of the flag has a lot of glare.
Sign explaining nomination to NRHP
Originally this hut was to be the start of a whole system of alpine like winter huts in Yosemite. But this plan never got off the ground. This hut is still in use during the winter time-our daughter, last years Cat in the Hat from Thing One, Thing Two—has skied up here. What an experience.
During the summer time, when we came up, the hut is closed. But this year, there are four or five NPS carpenters working on renovating and restoring the hut in preperation for its inclusion on the NRHP. Every time we have been up here, the hut has drawn us. It fit is perfect with its surroundings.
From the NPS web site: Yosemite Conservancy's Fritz Baggett lives at the hut during the winter months and has been one of only three hut keepers to maintain the building since the organization took over its management in 1974. "It's truly a unique experience to be in real wilderness in a national park during winter," he said. "Imagine open granite bowls stretching from ponds and lakes to peaks and steep ridges - it's very special."
References:
- Curry
Company and Yosemite Park Winter Ski at Ostrander (10 minutes)
- Wikipedia
- Yosemite
Conservancy Site
- Modesto
Bee article – originally published in the Fresno Bee
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