Photos of The Mariposa Grove

Roots of the Fallen Monarch


This tree was made famous in 1899 when an entire cavalry regiment and their horses got there pictures taken on top of and in front of this tree. It is estimated that this tree fell down several hundred years before that picture. The root go up about 30 feet.
Date: July 25, 2001
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA