Thursday, October 04, 2012

Yosemite 2012 - Mariposa Grove

We hiked a four-mile loop through the Mariposa Grove to see the giant sequoias.

The California Tunnel Tree, cut in 1895.

10/04/12 Thursday

We stopped at the Mariposa Grove on our way out of the park for a short hike around the giant sequoias.

We hiked a four-mile loop through the Mariposa Grove to see the giant sequoias.

Big one.

The short hike turned into a four-mile loop, as the trees are spread out on a hillside encompassing 1,200 vertical feet.

We hiked a four-mile loop through the Mariposa Grove to see the giant sequoias.

Nice pair!

The upper grove has quite a few giant trees. The hiking trail is also used in the winter for cross-country skiing.

We hiked a four-mile loop through the Mariposa Grove to see the giant sequoias.

You can see Nancy at the lower left.

The upper end of the loop features the Mariposa Grove Museum, the site of a cabin built in 1861 by Galen Clark, who was instrumental in preserving the giant trees.

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