Yosemite Visitors Center Opens After $1.3million Makeover
MyMotherLode.coms: “The exhibit hall at Yosemite National Park’s Visitor Center opened Friday for the first time since its $1.3 million makeover.
The update replaces 40-year-old exhibits on nature and culture in the Yosemite Valley.
Included is a replica of the base of a giant sequoia, a bear cave, a replica glacier, pullout panels, and animation. There is also a life size statue of John Muir, who is considered by many experts to be the father of the modern conservation effort.
Yosemite National Park Visitor Center
The Yosemite Fund, in partnership with the National Park Service, worked for two years to create the new exhibits entitled ‘Yosemite: The Stories Behind the Scenes.’”
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