Last Wednesday we visited Sequoia National Park where the largest tree (by volume) in the world lives. The General Sherman tree trunk is 36.5 feet across and the circumference is 102.6 feet around the base. If you were to lay the tree down, it would nearly cover the length of a (American) football field.
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It seems that many tourist attractions these days have a biggest, largest, tallest something, but these giant sequoias are truly spectacular. It was amazing to think that the largest living thing was standing in front of us and its roots were spread along the topsoil under our feet.
While visiting Sequoia National Park, we also toured around the museum and trekked along snow covered paths to learn about the habitat and history of Sequoia trees. One awesome thing about visiting at this time of year is that the park was virtually empty of humans and we saw plenty of wildlife, including a coyote hanging out by the road.
