Yosemite -- Mariposa Grove

We ended our unforgettable trip to Yosemite with a hike through Mariposa Grove at the southern border of the park. The grove has many stately sequoia trees that are up to 1,800 years old and almost 300 feet tall. Sequoia trees are the largest volume living things on earth. Coastal redwoods are taller and another species has slightly larger trunks but nothing has the combination on width and height of a sequoia.

Unlike other parts of the park there were few people in this tranquil grove. I felt a great sense of reverence as we walked through this beautiful setting. While I hated to miss church on this sabbath day, being in one of God's great cathedrals was a good substitute.

Grizzly Giant one of the oldest and largest of the trees in Mariposa Grove
Sequoia grove. The red tint of the trees is beautiful.

Marc in Tunnel Tree