Tharp Cabin, in Log Meadow, one-half mile from end of auto road at
Crescent Meadow, may also be reached by Circle and Congress Trails from
Alta Trail. This hollow Sequoia log was occupied by Hale Tharp, Three
Rivers pioneer and discoverer of Giant Forest in 1858. John Muir stayed
several days in this unique "house in a log" in 1875 and has
immortalized the "noble den", as he called it, and the surrounding
Sequoias and meadows in his book, _Our National Parks_. The cabin is
maintained in its original condition and constitutes an interesting
museum.