Native Americans lived in the areas of Yosemite for thousands of years. Tribes like the Northern Paiute and the Sierra Miwok lived in the area when European settlers began moving west. This photo shows Mirror Lake at Yosemite - can you find the three differences in this photo hunt puzzle?
The first European explorers to view Yosemite were a Battalion of the US Army led by Jim Savage. The European migration westward was intensified by the Gold Rush of the mid 1800s.