Sequoia National Park....home of the giants!

 Today we went to Sequoia National Park.  In 1890, Congress established Sequoia National Park as a permanent refuge for sequoias. There are 36 groves of sequoias in the park, following a 60 mile long belt of 5,000 and 7,000 feet. Giant sequoias are the third longest living tree species. They are estimated to be about 2,000 to 3,000 years old.  Recently, there have been many serious fires that threaten these gentle giants. 

Snow remains on the ground throughout the park.

We hiked the Giant Forest grove trail where the eight largest sequoias live and within that area, we found General Sherman. General Sherman is the world’s largest tree containing more wood that any other tree in the world.  It stands at 275 feet. It was awesome!  Check out these pictures.