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Yosemite California Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Yosemite California Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Yosemite, California logo, printed in weathered charcoal on a retro vintage washed cap — an unstructured cotton dad hat that looks broken in from the day it arrives. The charcoal carries a faint wavering tone and a light speckle, so the print reads like it has been in the sun as long as the cap has.

One size fits most, so it is an easy gift to get right: no size to guess, only the town. Each cap is made to order. Hand wash cold and air dry, and keep it out of the dryer.

The Ahwahneechee called the valley home for thousands of years before the Mariposa Battalion entered it in 1851. In 1864 President Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant, the first time the federal government set aside scenic land for preservation, John Muir first came in 1868 and argued its glacial origin, and the national park was established on October 1, 1890.

About 748,000 acres of glacier-carved Sierra granite, a World Heritage Site since 1984: Half Dome and El Capitan over the Merced, Yosemite Falls at 2,425 feet, Bridalveil, Vernal and Nevada falls, three giant-sequoia groves and the 1927 Ahwahnee in its granite-and-timber parkitecture. Granite on a scale that stops you cold is the mark on this piece.

The cap is 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed and heavily brushed for a soft hand, with an unstructured six-panel crown, a mid-profile fit and a curved bill. A self-fabric strapback with a metal slider adjusts the fit and tucks away, and a self-fabric sweatband lines the inside. It is garment dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes, so every cap's color varies slightly — washed here means faded color and a weathered print, not distressed or frayed.


QUICK FACTS — YOSEMITE CA WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Yosemite, California

Founded: Yosemite Grant 1864; national park Oct 1, 1890

Known for: Half Dome and El Capitan; the 1864 Yosemite Grant, the birth of the park idea; Yosemite Falls; the giant sequoias

Art: Yosemite vintage retro logo, charcoal (printed)

Blank: unstructured six-panel cap, mid profile, curved bill, metal slider

Fabric: 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed, garment dyed

Care: hand wash cold, air dry

Colors: 10 offered

Sizes: Adjustable

Made to order in the USA



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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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What the soldiers found, others soon came to see. Within a few years travelers, hoteliers, and photographers were making the hard trip into the valley, and word of its scale spread east. The granite here is on a scale that stops people cold: Half Dome rising nearly a vertical mile above the valley floor, El Capitan standing as the largest exposed granite monolith in the United States, and Yosemite Falls dropping 2,425 feet in three tiers — among the tallest waterfalls in North America. Add the giant sequoias of the Mariposa Grove, trees older than the republic, and it is easy to see why the valley unsettled the people who first tried to describe it.

The park became a wellspring of American art and conservation. Its waterfalls and granite walls drew generations of painters and photographers who fixed Yosemite in the national imagination, and the preservation argument that began here helped build the modern conservation movement. Today Yosemite spreads across roughly 748,000 acres of the Sierra Nevada, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, and draws three to four million visitors a year to a valley that, in its essentials, looks much as it did when Muir first walked in.

Why People Visit Yosemite

Yosemite offers wilderness on a scale few places can match — a glacier-cut valley of granite cliffs and waterfalls, giant sequoias older than the country, and the high Sierra beyond, all carrying the founding story of the national-park idea. Visitors come for Half Dome, El Capitan, and the falls, and stay for the sequoias, the meadows, and the long Sierra light. From a valley stroll to the high country, it rewards a day or a week. It is timeless, humbling, and unmistakably California.

Yosemite California Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the California Republic bear and Est. 1850