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Merced Grove Trail (Yosemite National Park, CA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn California, Moderate Hikes, Yosemite National Park4 Comments

Merced Grove, Yosemite National Park, April 2021 While Mariposa Grove is the most spectacular of the bunch, Yosemite National Park also sports two other small groves of giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees. Tuolumne Grove near Crane Flat receives a steady stream of visitors, but the lesser-visited Merced Grove is arguably more impressive. To reach …

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Tuolumne Grove Trail (Yosemite National Park, CA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn California, Moderate Hikes, Yosemite National Park5 Comments

Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite National Park, April 2021 Giant sequoias, close cousins of coast redwoods, are the largest trees (by total volume) on earth and grow naturally only in 75 groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada in California. Three such groves can be found in Yosemite National Park: Mariposa, Merced, and Tuolumne. Situated …

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