Sequoias

NPR published an article this week about study that estimates 10% of the world's Sequoia trees died last year because of a single wildfire. It made me so sad, after remembering one of my favorite camping trips that I took to Kings Canyon, seeing this incredible beauty. And it made me so sad about climate change.      

What are we leaving our children?

LARGEST TREE IN THE WORLD

Location : Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California, USA.
The General Sherman Tree is the world's largest tree, measured by volume. It stands 275 feet (83 m) tall, and is over 36 feet (11 m) in diameter at the base. Sequoia trunks remain wide high up. Sixty feet above the base, the Sherman Tree is 17.5 feet (5.3 m) in diameter.
It is estimated to be around 2,300 to 2,700 years old.

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