{"id":31133,"date":"2023-06-27t09:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-27t09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=31133"},"modified":"2023-06-27t14:20:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27t14:20:31","slug":"pandoras-matchbox-yosemite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/pandoras-matchbox-yosemite\/","title":{"rendered":"essay | pandora’s matchbox: how colonialism and misunderstanding tarnished yosemite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
the twisted history of yosemite national park, intertwined with the myth of untouched wilderness and fear of fire \u2013\u2013 and the massive institutional violence accompanying it all<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n note: this piece discusses violence and genocide against indigenous communities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n my dad\u2019s hands gripped the steering wheel as we drove along the winding, narrow roads of yosemite national park \u2013\u2013 eyes trained ahead, he explained that though he wanted to see the scenery, he was both terrified of heights and of crashing the car. so i described to him what i saw: trees for as far as the eye could see, packed together in what my younger self thought was the perfect vision of a forest. pure nature<\/em>, i thought to myself. what an escape<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n