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A Series of Fortunate Events: Climbing a Dome That's Not Exactly a Dome...It's Rock Mutton
Source info:
| Author: | Garry Hayes |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2015-10-30 05:10:00 |
| Blog: | Geotripper  |
| URL: | http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-series-of-fortunate-events-climbing.html |
Summary:
There are domes and there are "domes". Yosemite National Park has a lot of domes of one sort or another, and there has always been a bit of confusion about their origin. From various points in Yosemite Valley, one can spy at least four them, famous Half Dome, less famous Sentinel Dome, North Dome, and Basket Dome. Although Yosemite is famous as a work of glacial action, the domes actually areContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutton | IN | 31.0051 | 76.3437 |
| Yosemite National Park | US | 37.6675 | -119.805 |
Keywords:
Basket Dome, bit, confusion, domes, famous Half Dome, famous Sentinel Dome, Fortunate Events, glacial action, glacial erratic, North Dome, origin, Rock Mutton, Series, sort, various points, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley
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