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Sequoia National Park – California

Images of Sequoia National Park – in central California, taken in June 2013.

Going from Death Valley into the High Sierras to visit Sequoia National Park provided relief from the heat but continued to yield impressive sites and experiences. This area boasts the massive Sequoia trees to include the largest of all the General Sherman. This tree, which is considered the largest on earth, is 35 feet in diameter at the base (109 feet circumference) and at 1400 tons is the most massive living thing on the planet (equivalent to 15 adult blue whales!). Throughout the Sequoia groves are a number of impressive trees but the Senate and House groupings were particularly interesting as they included a number of Sequoias in close proximity to each other. The challenge for me was how to photographically represent the size and stature of these amazing trees, so when in doubt include a human (see image number 2 for scale).
Unique entrance sign to Sequoia National Park
Unique entrance sign to Sequoia National Park		 Hikers dwarfed by the Senate Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Hikers dwarfed by the Senate Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park		 Looking up at the canopy of the Senate Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Looking up at the canopy of the Senate Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park		 Trail through the Senate Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Trail through the Senate Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park		 Sequoia Trees along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Sequoia Trees along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
The General Sherman Tree (note the people at the base) in Sequoia National Park
The General Sherman Tree (note the people at the base) in Sequoia National Park		 The base of the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park
The base of the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park		 The canopy of the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park
The canopy of the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park		 The House Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
The House Group along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park		 The McKinley Tree along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
The McKinley Tree along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park
Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park		 Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park
Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park		 Flower in Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park
Flower in Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park		 A toppled Sequoia in Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park
A toppled Sequoia in Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park		 Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park
Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park
Flowers in Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park
Flowers in Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park		 Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park
Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park		 View of the Great Western Divide from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park
View of the Great Western Divide from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park		 The climb to the top of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park
The climb to the top of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park		 Flowers in Sequoia National Park
Flowers in Sequoia National Park
Circle Meadow along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Circle Meadow along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park		 Sequoia trees along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Sequoia trees along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park		 Ferns around the base of a Sequoia in Sequoia National Park
Ferns around the base of a Sequoia in Sequoia National Park		 A tree growing out of a tree in Sequoia National Park
A tree growing out of a tree in Sequoia National Park		 The Congress Trail passes the base of a Sequoia in Sequoia National Park
The Congress Trail passes the base of a Sequoia in Sequoia National Park
The Four Guardsmen towering over the roadway in Sequoia National Park
The Four Guardsmen towering over the roadway in Sequoia National Park		 Tunnel Log in Sequoia National Park
Tunnel Log in Sequoia National Park		 A tree growing out of a rock in Sequoia National Park
A tree growing out of a rock in Sequoia National Park		 Tunnel Rock in Sequoia National Park
Tunnel Rock in Sequoia National Park		 A Yucca plant in Sequoia National Park
A Yucca plant in Sequoia National Park
Tunnel cut through a fallen Sequoia along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park
Tunnel cut through a fallen Sequoia along the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park		 Flowers in Sequoia National Park
Flowers in Sequoia National Park		 Flowers in Sequoia National Park
Flowers in Sequoia National Park		 Burned out base of a live Sequoia in Sequoia National Park
Burned out base of a live Sequoia in Sequoia National Park		 Plant in Sequoia National Park
Plant in Sequoia National Park

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