There’s so much to do at Yosemite; you found a great trail off the beaten path. Those sequoias are just so impressive every time I see them. Great video!
As is true with all the national parks, Yosemite can't be described in words or photos/video. Being in that Valley, you are immersed in nature like no other place I have experienced. One of my favorite things to experience when hiking in a forest with students was going uphill and having the kids say, "When will we be at the top of the mountain" and I would say, "When you see more sky than a mountain." I was reminded of that when you and Julie reached the top. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing, and much love to you both
It's those slightly inclined trails that are the hardest for me. Give me super steep. Even steps. But slight incline with distance.... Ugh. We will be in Yosemite in June for an RV trip including backpacking Little Yosemite Campground on the way to half dome. I appreciate the respect you show these fabulous places.
Trying to get here in 2026. That's the realistic timetable for me. I want to do other parks in the area and along the pacific coast. So beautiful out there.
3:57 wow what a perfect Forest scene! beautiful video / we have been to the other 2 groves but this one being south we never went there/ thanks for taking us this way! nice Grand Canyon shirt Park Pro that is the way to do it. I had passed over the Sierra a week ahead of you, was in the desert that week myself. I wore my Glacier shirt in Joshua Tree haha
Randy and Julie, thanks again for taking us along. I was here back in, probably, the '80s, after driving out from IL. What a trip that was. The difference was that, seeing as how smartphones hadn't yet been invented, 50 of every visitor's best friends weren't receiving instant shots of places, resulting in seriously overcrowded parks. It's nice that more people are now seeing these wonderful places, but it's also sad at the same time, in that the young men from the WPA (?) aren't in the parks doing sorely needed maintenance, like they did during the Depression, and so many of the parks are in desperate need of it.
I'd love to see the WPA resurrected for those who want work. They did such an amazing job building our Parks. And their work is standing the test of time.
Great job! I haven't been to Mariposa Grove since the wildfires (during the pandemic). Oddly enough, I actually climbed Half Dome during the wildfires. Although the park was relatively empty, Mariposa Grove was off-limits. It's nice to see that is wasn't hit too hard by the fires.
The bus in when l went there was convenient. I made it to the Grizzly Giant & a bit beyond. My favorite walk in the area, however, was in Nelder Grove. The Grove in the Sierra Nat'l Forest is near Oakhurst. The loop trail to the Chimney Tree, Old Forester, the Ed Tree & the magnificent Bull Buck is terrific...no crowds, an intact Grove & nice Sugar Pines too. I may have told you about this grove previously. If I did pardon the repetition.
Great video Randy! What a beautiful hike and such an impressive Sequoia grove. Yosemite is hands down my favorite park. It is as if it was designed on purpose, just breathtaking. I haven’t done Mariposa Grove yet. It was on the itinerary during our recent trip in 2021, just ran out of time since it would have been a full day adventure. Plus I don’t believe the shuttles were running back then so we were looking at a 10+ mile day. We ended up doing the Tuolumne Grove as an alternative.
Hope you can make it back to Mariposa! We actually had Tuolumne Grove on this itinerary, but it was still closed in early summer due to the snow. Even our best planning... :)
My daughter and I were in Yosemite July 19th till the 22nd 2023 before heading to Lake Tahoe on our Northern California and Oregon trip. Wish we ran into each other. Randy check out videos of your travels if you got time!
As always great video. Thank you. I was there in may and we had to walk up the road to the trail head cause the road was washed out. Dang near killed me but worth it.
Well, I'm glad to see that the Mariposa Grove has reopened! It was closed for years because of fire, and I have never been before! I'm really glad you made this video, Randy, because I have a trip planned for May out there. Looks great 👍.
Thanks, Randy and Julie, for giving us a tour of the Mariposa Grove. At the end of the video when the two of you were at the viewpoint, I saw a number of blackened trees down below you. I am wondering if dead trees were from the recent devastating fires impacting the sequoias in the past several years?
Hi , going this July . Do you think that spend all day in Yosemite + Mariposa grave is ok ? The Mariposa grove and Yosemite park is connected by road right ?
Last part of my research two of trees are among 30 largest giant sequoias in the world . In July 6 grove closed and in 2015 , for restoration project and reopened on June 15 2018 . There are mariposa grove museum built since 1030 . It’s sits in shadow of two prominent giant sequoia trees , general Sheridan . It’s listed on national register of historic places in 1978 . Museum features numerous historic photographs and details of mariposa grove . Restrooms are inside . Some of trees in grove such as fallen giant is one of giant largest trees until fell in 1873 . Massachusetts tree is one of most famous trees fell in 1027 . Galen clerk tree have historical importance first seen by Galen Clark and it’s new concept in mid 19 th century. I hope you like research. You really sir as guide tourists for all people around world not only USA citizens. Best wishes for you your dearest ones .
I began to subscribe to British American channels since Christmas 2019 . Sir you are first of my channels I was sending comments to you . I found out it’s better to subscribe to educational channels to improve my English and book tubes channels too .
Happy new year mr randy . I hope you still remember me . Iam Arabic lady subscriber to several British and American RUclips channels. I don’t send comments to you from very long time, more than one year . I am busy with educational and booktubes channels to improve my channel. I learned so many thing and Iam still learning. Dr Barry van vantage channel more than 70 episodes about surnames in USA origin meanings. My name is khatoon it’s Turkish origin means Nobel lady as princess. Your name sir is British origin means wolf , shield . It’s derived from names Randall and Randolph. I gathered main information about places you visited briefly here it’s honestly reading about geography and history about USA is interesting how about visiting. Mariposa grove is sequoia grove located near , wawona, California USA in southern most part of Yosemite national park . Largest grove of giant sequoias in park , with several hundred mature examples of tree .
There’s so much to do at Yosemite; you found a great trail off the beaten path. Those sequoias are just so impressive every time I see them. Great video!
I remember when we went there in 2009. Such a wonderful trip!
As is true with all the national parks, Yosemite can't be described in words or photos/video. Being in that Valley, you are immersed in nature like no other place I have experienced. One of my favorite things to experience when hiking in a forest with students was going uphill and having the kids say, "When will we be at the top of the mountain" and I would say, "When you see more sky than a mountain." I was reminded of that when you and Julie reached the top. So beautiful.
Thanks for sharing, and much love to you both
Thanks, Jymn... great words for all of us!
Thank you Randy and Julie for such a lovely and beautiful video.... Robin 🙏🙏
We can't wait to go to Yosemite! It looks amazing. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful trail. The Sequoia trees are gorgeous! God is so good! ❤
Yosemite is definitely at the top of my list to visit. Thank you for showing us our beautiful country with your videos.
Wow that seemed like a long hike! Always love your vids! When are you coming out with a new one? Whenever it is I’ll be ready!
Still have two more uploads from this trip!
I LOVE Yosemite, its God's majesty on display ! Thank for sharing such a gorgeous video .
So true! Places like this show us his immense power and just how small we are.
Amen for your "eyes to see!"
Thanks Randy & Julie for showing your beautiful hike, Yosemite is gorgeous! God bless
That was a really enjoyable trail- the trees are incredible!
Memorable time indeed! :)
It's those slightly inclined trails that are the hardest for me. Give me super steep. Even steps. But slight incline with distance.... Ugh. We will be in Yosemite in June for an RV trip including backpacking Little Yosemite Campground on the way to half dome. I appreciate the respect you show these fabulous places.
Thank you, my friend! And wow... have a blast at Half Dome. Still the best hike I ever did!
I really loved Yosemite .. thanks for allowing me to live the experience again.
Trying to get here in 2026. That's the realistic timetable for me. I want to do other parks in the area and along the pacific coast. So beautiful out there.
Pretty cool learning about the history of Galen Clark's Cabin and the Fallen Tunnel Tree. Hope you have a great week Randy!
3:57 wow what a perfect Forest scene! beautiful video / we have been to the other 2 groves but this one being south we never went there/ thanks for taking us this way! nice Grand Canyon shirt Park Pro that is the way to do it. I had passed over the Sierra a week ahead of you, was in the desert that week myself. I wore my Glacier shirt in Joshua Tree haha
haha... we just love all the NP's so it really doesn't matter!
Such a great park, we totally missed this area when we visited Yosemite. Thanks for sharing!
Randy and Julie, thanks again for taking us along. I was here back in, probably, the '80s, after driving out from IL. What a trip that was. The difference was that, seeing as how smartphones hadn't yet been invented, 50 of every visitor's best friends weren't receiving instant shots of places, resulting in seriously overcrowded parks. It's nice that more people are now seeing these wonderful places, but it's also sad at the same time, in that the young men from the WPA (?) aren't in the parks doing sorely needed maintenance, like they did during the Depression, and so many of the parks are in desperate need of it.
I'd love to see the WPA resurrected for those who want work. They did such an amazing job building our Parks. And their work is standing the test of time.
Very nice and beautiful NP Randy
LOVE IT!
My personal favorite! Great to see you get these up.
Good taste, my friend!
Great job! I haven't been to Mariposa Grove since the wildfires (during the pandemic). Oddly enough, I actually climbed Half Dome during the wildfires. Although the park was relatively empty, Mariposa Grove was off-limits. It's nice to see that is wasn't hit too hard by the fires.
Yeah, quite a few have been mentioning the closure. From what I can recall, not a lot of damage from the fire.
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Very thankful you enjoyed it!
We’ll be there in Oct for 4 days. Our first stop - Mariposa Grove!
Hope you have a fantastic trip! Special place!
The bus in when l went there was convenient. I made it to the Grizzly Giant & a bit beyond. My favorite walk in the area, however, was in Nelder Grove. The Grove in the Sierra Nat'l Forest is near Oakhurst. The loop trail to the Chimney Tree, Old Forester, the Ed Tree & the magnificent Bull Buck is terrific...no crowds, an intact Grove & nice Sugar Pines too. I may have told you about this grove previously. If I did pardon the repetition.
Yes, thanks again for the recommendation! Actually, you added some more helpful detail! :)
You make such excellent videos. Lord willing my wife and I can explore many of them. God bless you both
Blessed by your kind words of encouragement! Keep seeking the King!
Great video Randy! What a beautiful hike and such an impressive Sequoia grove. Yosemite is hands down my favorite park. It is as if it was designed on purpose, just breathtaking.
I haven’t done Mariposa Grove yet. It was on the itinerary during our recent trip in 2021, just ran out of time since it would have been a full day adventure. Plus I don’t believe the shuttles were running back then so we were looking at a 10+ mile day. We ended up doing the Tuolumne Grove as an alternative.
Hope you can make it back to Mariposa! We actually had Tuolumne Grove on this itinerary, but it was still closed in early summer due to the snow. Even our best planning... :)
My daughter and I were in Yosemite July 19th till the 22nd 2023 before heading to Lake Tahoe on our Northern California and Oregon trip. Wish we ran into each other. Randy check out videos of your travels if you got time!
Just topped by the channel and left a comment! Keep being a great dad!
Great video as usual. We have not been to Yosemite yet. Didn’t know there was that great view at the end of that trail.
Really appreciate that!
Thank you so much for this. We've never been to Yosemite and are properly planning a trip for a glorious visit in 2025. This park seems amazing!
Must see place... glad it in the upcoming plans!
Wow you make me want to go back
As always great video. Thank you.
I was there in may and we had to walk up the road to the trail head cause the road was washed out. Dang near killed me but worth it.
Yeah, heard that's a decent hike. Glad to know you made it safely!
Well, I'm glad to see that the Mariposa Grove has reopened! It was closed for years because of fire, and I have never been before! I'm really glad you made this video, Randy, because I have a trip planned for May out there. Looks great 👍.
That's great, Eric! Hope you have a wonderful time in May!
Thanks, Randy and Julie, for giving us a tour of the Mariposa Grove. At the end of the video when the two of you were at the viewpoint, I saw a number of blackened trees down below you. I am wondering if dead trees were from the recent devastating fires impacting the sequoias in the past several years?
Yes, I believe so, but thankfully the sequoia grove was in decent shape.
Love it! We are going with our family in a few weeks. How long do you think it is round trip from the 7miles?
Just catching up on the comments. Hope you had an incredible trip!
Approximately how long did it take you to go all the way up?
Hi , going this July . Do you think that spend all day in Yosemite + Mariposa grave is ok ? The Mariposa grove and Yosemite park is connected by road right ?
Yes, they are connected by road, but Mariposa, if you do it well is almost a full day experience. Doing both will be rushed.
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Last part of my research two of trees are among 30 largest giant sequoias in the world . In July 6 grove closed and in 2015 , for restoration project and reopened on June 15 2018 . There are mariposa grove museum built since 1030 . It’s sits in shadow of two prominent giant sequoia trees , general Sheridan . It’s listed on national register of historic places in 1978 . Museum features numerous historic photographs and details of mariposa grove . Restrooms are inside . Some of trees in grove such as fallen giant is one of giant largest trees until fell in 1873 . Massachusetts tree is one of most famous trees fell in 1027 . Galen clerk tree have historical importance first seen by Galen Clark and it’s new concept in mid 19 th century. I hope you like research. You really sir as guide tourists for all people around world not only USA citizens. Best wishes for you your dearest ones .
I began to subscribe to British American channels since Christmas 2019 . Sir you are first of my channels I was sending comments to you . I found out it’s better to subscribe to educational channels to improve my English and book tubes channels too .
I always making mistakes because I writing in hurry . I mean one of first channels. British and American RUclips channels.
What this in 2023?
Happy new year mr randy . I hope you still remember me . Iam Arabic lady subscriber to several British and American RUclips channels. I don’t send comments to you from very long time, more than one year . I am busy with educational and booktubes channels to improve my channel. I learned so many thing and Iam still learning. Dr Barry van vantage channel more than 70 episodes about surnames in USA origin meanings. My name is khatoon it’s Turkish origin means Nobel lady as princess. Your name sir is British origin means wolf , shield . It’s derived from names Randall and Randolph. I gathered main information about places you visited briefly here it’s honestly reading about geography and history about USA is interesting how about visiting. Mariposa grove is sequoia grove located near , wawona, California USA in southern most part of Yosemite national park . Largest grove of giant sequoias in park , with several hundred mature examples of tree .
Sorry imean to improve my English.