Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias re-opened to the public with fanfare on June 14, 2018 after completion of a three-year restoration project. Fans excitedly returned to see famed Grizzly Giant, Fallen Tunnel Tree and other icons that are some of the oldest, largest trees in the world. A dream $40 million project has created something akin to a museum in which people can look but not touch many specimens that have been artfully cared for like other irreplaceable artifacts you can see in the world’s best museums.
It’s a museum for the mind and soul as you smell the scented forest, gaze and snap selfies, and learn about these ancient warriors who have survived fires, floods, and humans who previously put the trees at risk by trampling on their roots.
Like any museum, the Mariposa Grove experience is now designed to balance the public’s need to see with the well-being of the “art”.
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