David Erickson Memorial, Yosemite, California
N 37° 49.314 W 120° 02.371
10S E 760578 N 4190185
Memorial for a crew leader who lost his life in a forest fire.
Waymark Code: WM1F33
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2007
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We found this totally by accident when looking for the geocache
In The Rim Of The World. It is located in a parking lot along hwy 120, right before the entrance to Yosemite National Park. The inscription reads:
In memory of David Erickson
A US Forest Service crew leader from Siskiyou County, Calif., who lost his life while fighting the Stanislaus Complex Fire which destroyed 147,000 acres.
For the love of the forest he gave the ultimate sacrifice - September 11, 1987.
Sit and rest for awhile, listen to the pines whisper in the light wind, gaze at the trees and look upward where branches reach the sky, where clouds pass by and day turns to night.
Where memories are everlasting.