Classic Yosemite Pics at Nat Geo Traveler 
July 15, 2009
SG in Yosemite

"Cut in 1881 for horse-drawn stagecoaches, the Wawona Tree tunnel has been pictured in schoolbooks for three generations. This giant sequoia continues to grow despite its enormous cavity."—Originally published in "New Rush to Golden California," National Geographic magazine, June 1954. From the 1870's to the late 1970's, glimpses of history in America's favorite National Park. Check it out.

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