If someone proposed to fill Yosemite Valley with water because it is needed to solve a water crisis in California, what would you do? While it seems inconceivable today, less than 100 years ago it happened; not to Yosemite Valley but to its twin in Yosemite National Park, Hetch Hetchy Valley. San Francisco needed water, Congress approved and today there is a reservoir where there should be a verdant valley for all of us to enjoy. When I heard that there was an effort to restore this beautiful place and still be able to supply San Francisco with its needed water I felt compelled to join for several reasons. Like many others, I recognize that we cannot continue to rape our land because it is expedient. I do not believe a community should be able to “own” and profit from land that is owned by all of us. This is particularly true for our National Parks. Most importantly, I believe that in a world that seems to be spinning out of control we can provide a highly visible symbol, a beacon of hope, that our mistakes of the past do not have to become models for our future. We can create a miracle. We can create a second Yosemite Valley