Trip to the Sequoias

I did some training in Wood Lake, CA. I stayed up the road in Three Rivers, which is gateway to the Sequoia National Forest. The winding roads of WVa have nothing on the road I took to the General Sherman tree! While the actual distance wasn't too far, I climbed from 800 feet to 4000 feet to get to the big trees. They were magnificant! I thought to myself, while standing in a grove that was soundless except for the russle of the leaves, "God must live here."

The outer bark of these giants is soft, like cork. It is about 8 inches thick. Inside, the wood is very hard. The General Sherman tree has more wood in it that any other tree in the world, though I did see some that were taller. It is estimated to be 2200 years old and is 275 feet tall, weighing about 1385 tons with a 103 feet circumference at the base!