Pohono Meadow-7,211' (Half Dome) (37.6582632, -119.5843261)
Pohono Trail-6,857' (Half Dome) (37.7049275, -119.6123862)
Description:
"Pohono. The Bridal Veil Fall , explained to signify a blast of wind, or the night-wind ... or possibly with reference to the constant swaying of the sheet of water from one side to the other under the influence of the wind. Mr. Hutchings, more poetically, says that 'Pohono' is an evil spirit whose breath is a blighting and fatal wind, and consequently to be dreaded and shunned." (Whitney, Yosemite Guide-Book, 1870, 16)
"The whole basin drained, as well as the meadows adjacent, was known to us of the battalion, as the Pohono branch and meadows... I Have recently learned the Po-ho-no means a daily puffing wind, and when applied to fall, stream or meadow, means a simply the fall, stream, or meadow of the puffing wind, and when applied to the tribe of Po-ho-no-chess, who occupied the meadows in summer, indicated that they dwell on the meadows of that stream.... Mr. Hutchings' interpretation is entirely fanciful, as are most of his Indian translations." (Bunnell, Discovery, 1911, 212-213.) (YNP)
From GNIS:
- Pohono Meadow: In Yosemite National Park, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) northwest of Horizon Ridge and 2.2 km (1.4 mi) south of Mono Meadow.
- Also called Bridalveil Meadow, but a different one than on Yosemite Valley floor: U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.
Trips:
- June 2006 - Five day backpack trip with Andrea, Steven, Sherri and Gary
- June 4, 2014 - Day hike to Taft Point and Sentinel Dome with meetup group
- September 2, 2014-Day trip with Kevin and Connor from McGurk Meadow to Bridalveil Parking lot
- November 12, 1014-Day hike up Old Wawona Road
- November 22, 2014 -Day hike leading meetup from to Ft Monroe
- March 25, 2015 - Day hike with meetup group to Ft Monroe
- October 31, 2015 - Walk around West end of Yosemite Valley with meetup group
- April 30, 2016 - Meetup hike around the west end of Yosemite Valley
- May 19, 2016 - Day hike by myself up to Ft Monroe
- August 20, 2016 and August 21, 2016 - Backpack trip with Sonya
- October 1, 2016 - Meetup hike around the west end of Yosemite Valley
- February 21, 2020 - Day hike with Sherri, Steven and Gary to inspiration Point
References:
- Yosemite Hikes-The Pohono Trail
- Jeffery Trust's Blog
- Z&B Johnson Adventures
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