Sequoia National Park
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
N 36° 34.898 W 118° 45.090
11S E 343301 N 4049890
The world's largest trees
Waymark Code: WM3PQV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Blue J Wenatchee
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Sequoia National Park is the second oldest National Park
in the United States.

Established in 1890, it is home to the world's largest trees, the Giant Sequoia.

The US Forest Service has identified 51 individual sequoia groves, 21 of them are located within the boundaries of this national park. Another 16 are located in adjacent Kings Canyon National Park and Giant Sequoia National Monument, making this the largest consecutive area of protected sequoia forests.

Giant Sequoias grow up to 300 ft high and live for more than 3,000 years. They are neither the tallest nor the longest living trees, but in terms of volume, no other living being can compete with them. In 30 years of taking pictures of nature's wonders, they were the only living beings we couldn't fit on one picture. The two larger pictures above are put together from two pictures each, click on the images below to see the original pictures.

General Sherman Tree

The park's main attraction is the largest living being on earth, the
General Sherman Tree

This giant is estimated to be between 1,800 and 2,700 years old. It is 274.9 feet tall and has a circumference at the ground of 102.6 feet. The volume of wood contained in its trunk is 52,500 cubic feet.

An Exeptional Trees waymark describes the tree in more detail.

We picked a bad, rainy day to visit this wonder, but it was still an amazing experience.

Wikipedia has two good pictures.

Branches of the General Sherman Tree are as big as "normal" tree trunks. Just shortly before our visit, A giant branch broke off and was still there to be admired.
Broken off branch The place where it broke off

Moro Rock

Sequoia National Park is not only home to the world's largest tree but also to California's highest mountain, Mt. Whitney. While climbing Mt. Whitney may not be everybody's cup of tea, climbing Moro Rock, the highest point in the central part of the park is a "must".
It was a pain to climb the slippery stairs in rain and the view in the mist wasn't very exiting either but on the "bright" side -
we had it all for ourselves!

There are many more things to discover in this park. Take your time and enjoy your visit!

State/States the Park is located...: California

Park Designation: Park (inc. National)

Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008

Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]

SECONDARY website.: http://www.visitsequoia.com/

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