Sequoia NP June 2019 (Part 1)

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Sequoia National Park Road Trip June 2019 (Part 1)

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Group picture by General Sherman, most massive giant sequoia and largest tree on Earth.

Black Bears In Alaska

General Sherman: Most massive tree on Earth.

Prior to the discovery of ancient bristlecone pines and creosote bush rings, the world's record for longevity went to the magnificent giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) of the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. The greatest authenticated age of a giant sequoia, derived from counting annual rings on a cut stump, was nearly 3,200 years. Although it may fall short of the world's oldest, a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park has the undisputed record for the world's most massive living thing. The largest tree, named General Sherman, is 272 feet (83 m) tall with a massive trunk 35 feet (11 m) in diameter and 109 feet (33 m) in circumference at the base. Even more remarkable is the fact that at a point 120 feet (36 m) in the air the trunk of General Sherman is still 17 feet (5 m) in diameter. It has been estimated to contain over 600,000 board feet of timber, enough to build 120 average-sized houses. In fact, a single giant sequoia may contain more wood than is found on several acres of some of the finest virgin timberland in the Pacific Northwest. The trunk of General Sherman alone weighs nearly 1400 tons. By way of comparison, this is roughly equivalent to 15 adult blue whales, 10 diesel-electric train locomotives, or 25 average-sized military battle tanks.

Botanical Record-Breakers

Bradley Meadow In Kings Canyon National Park

Take The Shuttle: There Is Limited Parking In The Park!

Fine Dining At Wuksachi Lodge!

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