The hotel started as a cabin built by Galen Clark, one of the first white men to explore the Mariposa Grove.

Two miles past that is the Mariposa Grove.

After seeing the sky turn pink, and taking another meal in the hotel dining room, we returned to the Mariposa Grove for some stargazing.

Yosemite Valley is open all year as are the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, in the southern end of the park.

In 1905 Congress transferred the Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley to the park.

More trails are at Crane Flat and the Mariposa Grove.

The two men worked together on legislation to protect Yosemite National Park and Mariposa Grove.

Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove were added to the national park in 1906.

Numerous hiking and horse trails were cleared, including a walking path through Mariposa Grove.

In 1879, the Wawona Hotel was built to serve tourists visiting Mariposa Grove.