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Monday June 30 2014 will be the 150'th anniversary of the day Abraham Lincoln signed this historic land grant, The Yosemite Valley Grant Act, Senate Bill 203, on June 30, 1864.
It Granted the Yosemite Valley, and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove, to the State of California “upon the express conditions that the premises shall be held for public use, resort, and recreation [and] shall be inalienable for all time.” The problem of tourism soon overwhelmed Yosemite Valley and the Big Tree Grove as they quickly became "must see" vacation destinations. In 1890, the public wanted the park returned to the federal government and, as a result, Yosemite National Park was established. Today, Yosemite includes nearly 1,200 square miles of the central Sierra Nevada mountain range. With mountains as high as 13,000 feet above sea level, the park preserves alpine wilderness, groves of Giant Sequoias, and the Yosemite Valley's cliffs, waterfalls, wildflowers, and impressive rock formations.I would like to share some items of interest from recent editions of the Yosemite National Park "daily report". If you're interested in the anniversary hike on down past the orange pine cone to read these announcements and see some more photos I have taken in the park.
