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The podcast for the Shawn Reeder Yosemite Peaches show is available on the Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, iHeart Radio, RADIO.COM, RadioPublic, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Shawn Reeder Yosemite Peaches

Shawn Reeder is a video artist with an unquestioned passion for the Sierra Nevada Range of Light. His first visit to Yosemite National Park came as a result of a contest he won working as a waiter in his home state of Maryland. Shawn changed the destination of the reward that also changed the course of his life. He found his magical place in the Sierra and now helps young couples capture that special feeling by planning their adventure weddings in the most spectacular settings of Yosemite. Join us to learn about Shawn’s amazing journey.

As a video artist and professional photographer, Shawn likes to immerse himself deep into the grand landscapes on many adventures in the Yosemite backcountry. He often spends several days at remote locations, sometimes in adverse conditions. These locations yield the most magnificent results in his work. Reeder is also a gifted musician and composer. Shawn has also created several musical projects that can be found on his website. He can be reached at shawnreeder.com and you can follow him on social media here https://www.instagram.com/shawnreeder/.

Shawn Reeder Yosemite Peaches

Shawn Reeder is well known for his inspiring “Yosemite Range of Light” video he created seven years ago. As a result of that masterpiece, people continually stop to ask him about that project today. Here is the full video below.

Yosemite Range of Light from Shawn Reeder on Vimeo.

This show originally aired on KAAD-LP 103.5 FM Sonora, CA and was live streamed at kaad-lp.org. Please support local radio and cosider making a donation today.

Thank you for supporting the Yosemite Peaches Project. The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years with an idea to archive contemporary voices from Yosemite personalities. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. 

The podcast for the Bruce Getty Yosemite Peaches show is available on the Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, Apple Podcast, Google Play, iHeart Radio, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Bruce Getty Yosemite Peaches

Bruce Getty is a professional photographer with a large following on social media. He has an amazing gallery of photos containing landscapes and cityscapes that will impress anyone interested in photography. His inspirational story of how he became a professional photographer is even more impressive. Bruce is a recovering addict who enjoys sharing his life experiences as a way to continue in his recovery. He uses his love of photography as a means to stay clean and sober and hopes to inspire others who are on a similar path. Join us for a very honest discussion on several topics. Bruce also recalls his first visit to Yosemite National Park and how that snowstorm set the course of his future.

Bruce Getty’s first trip to Yosemite also sparked a great interest in photographing landscapes in inclement weather. Today he chases the light and the snowstorms every chance he can. Getty offers private workshops on location in the San Francisco Bay Area and in New York. Bruce has a large following on Instagram, and his impressive gallery can be seen at his website at gettyphotography.com.

This show originally aired on KAAD-LP 103.5 FM Sonora, CA and was live streamed at kaad-lp.org. Please support local radio and cosider making a donation today.

Thank you for supporting the Yosemite Peaches Project. The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years with an idea to archive contemporary voices from Yosemite personalities. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. 

The podcast for the Jay Sousa Yosemite Peaches show is available on the Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, Apple Podcast, Google Play, iHeart Radio, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Jay Sousa Yosemite Peaches

Jay Sousa grew up close to Yosemite National Park and stayed in the area for his entire profession life. He has taken countless adventures into the Yosemite Wilderness and none was more momentous than a moment he shared with his son Jared. Jay shares that experience and many others in our interview.

Jay is a Photography Instructor at Merced Junior College. He is also is a private guide in Yosemite National Park for YExplore Yosemite Adventures. Jay relishes every opportunity he has to help visitors see the place he loves for the first time. He also recalls one of his past assignments as a photojournalist. Sousa was very fortunate to meet his idol, Ansel Adams. Jay reminisces about entering the Adams home for the first time. It was a memory he has always cherished. Join us for more stories and Jay’s tips to making a great nature photograph.

Thank you for supporting the Yosemite Peaches Project. The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years with an idea to archive contemporary voices from Yosemite personalities. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. 

The podcast for the Ken Yager Yosemite Peaches show is available on the Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, iTunes, Google Play, iHeart Radio, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Ken Yager Yosemite Peaches

Ken Yager is a true steward of Yosemite National Park. His biggest dreams as a teenager was to climb El Capitan and move to Yosemite. After accomplishing that goal at such a young age, he assimlated into the Yosemite climbing culture and was able to climb with some of the legends before he became one himself. Today, he is revered for his service to the park as the founder of the Yosemite Facelift which is the biggest cleanup project in an national park. That stewardship earned Ken The David R. Brower Conservation Award in 2015 which is something he never imagined in his wildest dreams.

Ken also is the president of the Yosemite Climbing Association where he is spearheading an effort to bring a climbing museum to Yosemite National Park. This has been Ken’s dream for over twenty-seven years. He has many climbing artifacts to share with visitors who are interested in the rich history of Yosemite climbing.

Here is the photo Ken Yager shared of the El Capitan reflection in the Merced River.

Thank you for supporting the Yosemite Peaches Project. The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years with an idea to archive contemporary voices from Yosemite personalities. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. 

The podcast for the George Whitmore Yosemite Peaches show is available on our Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

George Whitmore Yosemite Peaches

On November 12, 2018, exactly sixty years to this day, George Whitmore topped out on El Capitan as the third member to complete that historic climb. He joined Warren Harding and Wayne Merry as the climbing party to make the first ascent on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. They celebrated with champagne and canned peaches. Join George as he recounts his memories of that epic climb and what originally attracted him to the sport of rock climbing.

So many things had to fall into place for the group to achieve this amazing feat, and George was instrumental. From designing pitons that enabled the original group to ascend the Stove Legs to heading down for a resupply for the final bolts as Harding and Merry literally ran out on the final push, George is proud of being described as the party’s Sherpa. George’s military service in the Air Force added an interesting twist to the plot.

As big of an accomplishment climbing El Capitan was, George relishes his work in conservation even more. He is an unsung activist who learned from his experience on the rock to never take no for an answer. His lobbying success was attributed to that perseverance. George successfully helped protect the Ansel Adams Wilderness and parts of Sequoia National Park. The George Whitmore Yosemite Peaches show is the longest we have produced, and I believe it to be very meaningful. I hope you can tune in to hear the story of this amazing man.

George Whitmore Yosemite Peaches

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The George Whitmore Yosemite Peaches show was originally broadcast on air & streaming at KAAD-LP 103.5 FM Sonora, California.

Here are some bonus photos from that climb that I found on the internet. One is of George holding a Can O Peaches on the summit of El Capitan. The connection was very significant.

Thank you for supporting the Yosemite Peaches Project. The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years with an idea to archive contemporary voices from Yosemite personalities. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. 

The podcast for the Greg Stock Yosemite Peaches show is available on our Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Greg Stock Yosemite Peaches

Greg Stock came to Yosemite National Park as Yosemite’s very first park geologist. His duties include assessing rockfall dangers and mapping many of the iconic geologic features in Yosemite Valley and beyond. Greg also shares that his work leads him out in the field on assignments like measuring Yosemite’s last remaining glacier deep in the wilderness on Mt. McClure.

Greg shares many interesting tales of his journeys through Yosemite as well as his family’s adventures into the backcountry which includes rock climbing expeditions with his wife and daughter. Greg’s wife, Sarah is a Yosemite National Park biologist, and Greg is allowed to tag along on some exciting wildlife studies as well. Greg truly enjoys every aspect of his work in Yosemite.

Greg Stock Yosemite Peaches

Please visit this link for previous podcast episodes.

The Greg Stock Yosemite Peaches show was originally broadcast on air & streaming at KAAD-LP 103.5 FM Sonora, California.

Thank you for supporting the Yosemite Peaches Project. The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years with an idea to archive contemporary voices from Yosemite personalities. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. 

The podcast for the Kevin Jorgeson Yosemite Peaches show is available on our Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Kevin Jorgeson Yosemite Peaches

Kevin Jorgeson is a well known rock climber who has accomplished many great feats in Yosemite National Park including the first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan with his climbing partner Tommy Caldwell. Kevin is from Santa Rosa, California and has been visiting Yosemite Valley since his first attempt at solving the Midnight Lightning boulder problem on his sixteenth birthday. He returned the following year to finally solve it and has never looked back.

In this episode, Kevin recalls his memorable adventures throughout Yosemite from the higher cliffs. He describes sleeping in portaledges as a great chance to start the next day enjoying coffee with a great view.   With the wall as a canvas, Kevin also describes similarities between rock climbing and gymnastics. Jorgeson shares more intimate details of the January 2015 Dawn Wall first free ascent along with some of the results that have changed his life forever. He also shares details of the 15th pitch of the Dawn Wall and how it has helped him become a better leader on other projects. Join us for this memorable episode.

Follow Kevin on social media and the charities he supports:

https://www.instagram.com/kjorgeson/

https://www.kingridgefoundation.org/

Kevin Jorgeson Yosemite Peaches

The Kevin Jorgeson Yosemite Peaches show was originally broadcast on air & streaming at KAAD-LP 103.5 FM Sonora, California.

Please visit this link for previous podcast episodes.

The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, athletes, and a variety of other Yosemite explorers with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. Please visit our Can O Peaches Sponsors Page for information on how to become a sponsor for this show.

The podcast for the Penny Otwell Yosemite Peaches show is available on our Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Penny Otwell Yosemite Peaches

Penny Otwell is beloved Mariposa artist with worldwide acclaim. She has lived in Yosemite National Park and its surrounding area for all of her adult life. Her Yosemite adventures began when she worked at the Ahwahnee Hotel, and they have shaped who she is as an artist.

In this episode, Penny shares some of her most memorable adventures as well as her admiration for previous Yosemite artists like Chiura Obata. She is grounded in her own humility just as Obata was. Follow the arc of Penny’s life of art from early days keeping a sketchbook on those adventures to the artist she is today. Let her take you through her process of how she creates a piece of art while she describes which colors are on her palette and what feelings are in her heart.

Penny Otwell Yosemite Peaches

The Penny Otwell Yosemite Peaches show was originally broadcast on air & streaming at KAAD-LP 103.5 FM Sonora, California.

Please visit this link for previous podcast episodes.

The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show. 

The podcast for the Kim Lawson Yosemite Peaches show is available on our Yosemite Can O Peaches page on Libsyn, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Please help support local radio programs by subscribing to this show on one of those platforms.

Kim Lawson Yosemite Peaches

Kim Lawson is a local Mariposa entrepreneur who has lived just outside Yosemite National Park almost all her life. She once drove race cars professionally and now is one of the owners of Lawson Design, an Oakhurst, CA design business where she gets to explore her artistic talents inspired by Yosemite National Park.

Kim shares some of her most memorable adventures into the backcountry of Yosemite as well as some of her favorite places to play and create. She talks about how her experience as a race car driver has helped develop the person she is today. Of course, Yosemite had a major influence in shaping her career path. She explains just how important her first to visit to Yosemite was for her and how she continues to find ways to redefine who she is.

Kim Lawson Yosemite Peaches

The Kim Lawson Yosemite Peaches show was originally broadcast on air & streaming at KAAD-LP 103.5 FM Sonora, California.

Please visit this link for previous podcast episodes.

The concept for the Yosemite Can O Peaches Radio Podcast was developed over the past several years. Each show will be recorded live from the trails of Yosemite National Park. Host John P. DeGrazio will share stories of how Yosemite influenced the lives of local artists, musicians, photographers, explorers, and a variety of other Yosemite experts with a tale to tell. The peaches represent the sweet reward of every exploration in nature. Special thanks to Thomas Wilmer for his kind generosity and mentorship. Tom also recorded the Outro for this show.