Hewasacquittedin partbecauseajurycouldnotbelieve that a man who could lug the heavy and cumbersomephotographicequipmentof the time up into theYosemiteValleycouldbeentirelysane.
Under Roosevelt, YosemiteValley and Mariposa Grove were placed under federal protection, making them part of Yosemite National Park, and Roosevelt went on to create five additional national parks, as well as scores of national monuments, bird sanctuaries, wildlife refuges and national forests.