In 1855, when Thomas Ayers published the first images of Yosemite Falls, the rest of the country was enchanted. His sketchwork of the Yosemite Valley predated the famous photographs by Carleton Watkins and the monumental paintings by Albert Bierstadt in the 1…
It was a hot day in late June 1855. Thomas Almond Ayres and a small group of adventurers made their way along mountainous, rugged trails into Yosemite Valley, a place almost completely unknown to the… [+4912 chars]
