The first leg of my 2015 trip, that also included King’s Canyon and Yosemite, Sequoia struck me with a profound sense of stateliness (as most would). After all, it hosts the largest tree on earth, General Sherman, and five of the ten largest trees in the world.
My two-day visit to Sequoia gave me an unexpected reverence for age, persistance, and history. These trees are estimated to be about 2,000 years old and are considered to be the largest living things on earth.
I marveled at the size of the pinecones (size 10 boots shown below for perspective) and I spent much of my time looking up at the canopy as if I was gazing at the stars. Sitting in my camping chair, gawking up at the pillar of even an average Sequoia made a profound impact on me. For lack of a better phrase, “It puts you in your place”. You need to come here and witness these magnificent “beings”.
