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.
The short hike turned into a four-mile loop, as the trees are spread out on a hillside encompassing 1,200 vertical feet.
The upper grove has quite a few giant trees. The hiking trail is also used in the winter for cross-country skiing.
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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