On September 10, 2009
Ahwahnee Hotel After the Rockfall
The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park was closed late last month because of falling boulders the size of microwaves hitting its parking lot. It reopened a few days later, but the threat of falling rock still lingers (and geologists say will continue because that’s how Yosemite Valley was formed.) That’s a lot to take in from a hotel that charges up to $1,100 a night. And although the Ahwahnee is also a national landmark, built in the 1920s, many say that it may have seen better days. It’s already scheduled for a major retrofitting to guard against devastating earthquakes (and perhaps rockfall?) The Ahwahnee Hotel is run by Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, a giant in the concessionaire industry….
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