“A woman broke her ankle up there a few weeks ago.” Before we go further, I’m not saying Hetch Hetchy is a substitute for the Yosemite Valley experience. There’s no camping unless you’re ...

Hetch Hetchy Valley is a spectacular landscape that rivaled Yosemite Valley before Congress approved construction of O’Shaughnessy Dam in 1913, submerging the valley under 300 feet of water.

Still, draining Hetch Hetchy, and with it much of the Bay ... Francisco 49ers' rush to release their new stadium plans, even before they were complete, can be summed up in one word: paranoia.

After a drink in the bar, where we found a stunning 1911 photograph of Hetch Hetchy Valley before the reservoir, we moved to the lodge’s restaurant. Kathleen ordered barbecue chicken ...

Muir died of illness the following year. A photo of Hetch Hetchy Valley before it was dammed reveals a broad valley of the Tuolumne River. Fresno Bee archive The first phase of construction on the ...

It began toward the end of the 19th century, decades before the dam was even built. Struggling with a booming population, San Francisco sought to plug Hetch Hetchy Valley in order to establish a ...

We hope that San Francisco will eventually come around.” California’s Hetch Hetchy Valley, c. 1911, top, before the O’Shaughnessy Dam flooded it, and today. Credit: Matt Ashby Wolfskill/ LOC ...

Two of the measures are coming before voters now because of the city's failure to maintain the aqueduct. The third stems from political objections to the use of Hetch Hetchy hydropower as a ...