The storybook town of Wawona sits between Yosemite's snow-capped peaks, Giant Sequoia, and Yosemite Valley's titanic cliffs and waterfalls. Wawona offers a triple play of history, recreation, and visitor amenities, and its slower pace encourages you to gear down and savor the deep beauty of the High Sierra. Learn more in our article. 📰 | https://bit.ly/44Zes06 (learn more) #YosemiteNation - Visit Gold Country - Visit California - California High Sierra | Yosemite Nation

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