I am not sure we actually found the Merced Grove but the hike took us through wonderfully quiet, lush forest with enormous Sequoia trees sharing the company of more kinds of evergreens than I can name. It seems impossible that one could miss a grove of giant sequoia but this one is small (just 20 trees) and way off the beaten path.  Whether we found it or not, what we did see was amazing and well worth the mileage.