Giant Sequoia National Park marks the southern end of the Sierra Nevada range in California, and it’s home to the largest trees (by volume) on the planet.
Our final National Park of the season in AV- neither Mike nor Angie had visited Sequoia NP before
Like most of the places we’ve visited on our long loop through California, this one exceeded our expectations. Some of the trees are so large it’s hard to believe they’re actually real.
There are lots of great hiking opportunities in the park
The number of giant sequoias was unbelievable. We were expecting a few groves, but there were so many humongous trees we were really blown away
Mike standing in the center of pavers which represent a cross section of the trunk of the General Sherman tree. It is the largest known living tree (by volume) on Earth
AV looking tiny in the “tunnel tree”
Safety first!
The bark of the giant sequoia is incredibly fire resistant and there were fire scars visible on many of the older trees
