Merced Grove Trail Satellite View

There's nothing like a satellite view for finding hidden meadows or lakes, or showing off surprising landscape features. Check out the McGurk Meadow view to see the much larger meadow lurking just to the west of the meadow the trail goes through, or Tuolumne Meadows to see the two hidden lakes (it turns out they're sewage treatment ponds), or Half Dome to see a top-down view of Yosemite's most iconic landmark.

And then there's the Merced Grove satellite view. It tells you, basically, that you'll be hiking through a bunch of trees to see a bunch of larger trees. We can't fault you for feeling disappointed. And after going to all the work of clicking on that link, too! It just goes to show that you can't trust anyone anymore, especially us.