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The Fallen Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias is a remarkable piece of park history. 🌲 The tunnel through Yosemite’s famous Wawona Tree was cut in 1881 as a tourist attraction. It was the second standing sequoia to be tunneled (the first, a dead tree, still stands in the Tuolumne Grove in Yosemite). Stagecoaches and later cars would pass right through the massive trunk, making it one of Yosemite’s earliest and most popular photo ops. The Wawona Tree stood for 88 s

Tunnel View is one of Yosemite’s most famous and easily recognizable viewpoints. Located just beyond the Wawona Tunnel on Highway 41, it offers a stunning panoramic view of Yosemite Valley - with El Capitan on the left, Bridalveil Fall on the right, and Half Dome rising proudly in the distance. Whether it’s your first time visiting or your hundredth, the view never loses its magic - especially at sunrise or sunset, when the light transforms the entire valley into a scene straight out of a dream.