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The Gateway to the Giant Sequoia's.
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Hey, Where's The Trees?
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We Stopped to Enjoy The Sound, And...
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... Got a Nice Close Up.
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Who's That Holding Up Tunnel Rock?
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It's Super Dad!
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Construction Delays in the Park.
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Dolly Is Almost Blocked By The Sequoia...
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... She Is, She Is Blocked By The Sequoia.
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We Stopped To Enjoy a Nice Grove.
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These Tress Are Absolute Giants!
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It's Hard to Comprehend Their Size Without...
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... a Reference!
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YIKES, That's a Big One (The Tree, Not Dad)!
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Interesting How All The Growth Is At The Top.
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A Park Ranger Told Us They Grow Up For 500 Years...
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... Then Start to Grow Wider.
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Giant Sequoia's Have Numerous Defenses Against Fire.
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The First Is Their Thick Bark.
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A VERY Pleasant Spot to Reflect.
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Most of the Trees We Saw Had Some Fire Damage.
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WOW - Now Here's Fire Damage!
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LOTS of Fire Damage!
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You Could Literally Park a Compact Car in the Base!
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We Enjoyed the Tranquility.
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The Majority of the Biggest Sequoia's Are Over 2,000 Years Old. I Think The Oldest Is Estimated to Be Over 3,100 Years Old!
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Off to See...
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... the General.
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We Followed The Path Down the Hill (And Took the Bus Back to the Top).
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Do You Think This One Will Make It 2,000 Years?
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Our First View of the General.
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The Top Was Struck by Lightning, But...
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... the Base Continues to Grow Wider.
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This Grove Includes Many Giant Sequoia's.
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Not Sure What Happened Here - Looks Painful!
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More Baby Giants.The Pine Cones on Giant Sequoias Are Tiny.
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Some Details on the Size of the General - The World's Largest Tree.
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One, Two, Three...
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... Pose, And...
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... Pose Again!
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Now That's a Big Tree - The World's Largest!
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The Cross Section of This Tree Showed It Survived 80 Fires!
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Thanx Super Dad!
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Our Visit to Sequoia Was Short (Seen One Giant...). Off to Las Vegas!