Book review: Yosemite Meditations for Women

by Claudia Welsh and Michael Frye

Adventure woman Courtney Martin said, "You know what's really powerfully sexy?  A sense of humor. A taste of adventure. A healthy glow.  Hips to grab. Openness, confidence, humility. Appetite. Intuition. Smart-ass comebacks.  Presence. A quick wit.  Dirty jokes told by an innocent-looking woman…a woman who realizes how beautiful she is."

As a woman, you take a hike into the wilderness. You pack into the deep woods. You relish sublime moments of Mother Nature bathing you with scintillating earthly vibrations that serenade your spirit.

Join 25-year resident Claudia Welsh on her literary journey through the grand march of Yosemite Valley.  Join Claudia and her literary friends for a peek into the mysterious and sublime emotional meanderings shared by female adventurers in this new book: Yosemite Meditations for Women.  You come face to face with El Capitan, Yellowstone Falls and the Half Dome.

Along for the ride, stunning photographer Michael Frye offers the most profound array of "moments" within the inner sanctum of Yosemite from dawn to dusk, from autumn to winter to spring to summer.

Along that path, women speak deeply and compellingly on what moves and inspires female adventurer seekers. 

Ann Zwinger whispered, "The sweet musty smell of fall is…a fragrance of aspen dust and honey and sunshine. The silence is soft and warm and full, between intermittent rustlings of gold tissue-paper, wrapping up the glow of summer."

For any man who wants to please his lady, this book offers a rare photographic and literary treasure. For any lady who wants to place a smile on her girlfriend's face, this book defines women and adventure.  "Adventure is worthwhile in itself," said Amelia Earhart. 

Book:  Yosemite Meditations of Women

by Michael Frye and Claudia Welsh

Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy; www.yosemiteconservancy.oerg

ISBN# 978-1-930238-40-4

Price: $9.95

Available:  www.Amazon.com ; www.BarnesandNoble.com