The trees in the forest of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park are special: there are the biggest trees in the world. The biggest of all is the General Shermann Tree: 2,200 years old, 84m high, a circumference of 31m and a volume of 1,500m3!
On the way to Sequoia National Park coming from the South-West, this is the beautiful Lake Kaweah
Lake Kaweah
The Kaweah River, coming down from the hills of Sequoia National Park
Tunnel Rock, an… artificial tunnel below a massive rock
The view from the Generals Highway lookout, on the way to Sequoia National Park
Moro Rock
This lookout is very close to the visitor centre and is one of the nicest views of Sequoia National Park
Sentinel Tree, one of the most beautiful trees of Sequoia National Park, directly in front of the visitor centre
Sequoia National Park
A sequoia trunk with fire scars
The view from Moro Rock
The view from Moro Rock with the Snowy Peaks of the Sierra Nevada in the distance
The Sierra Nevada seen from Moro Rock
The top of the sequoia forest seen from Moro Rock
Hanging Rock
Sequoia National Park
The giant root of a fallen sequoia tree
Sequoia National Park
This used to be an 84m high sequoia; after it fell across a road, a tunnel was dug and it’s now possible to drive through it
Sequoia National Park
Inside the hollow trunk of a dead sequoia
Bear Hill
A black bear in Sequoia National Park
A black bear baby following his mother coming down from… Bear Hill!
The circumference of the General Shermann Tree, the biggest tree in the world, is 31m. I have no idea who that woman is, but it’s good thing that she’s on the picture: it makes the tree looking even more impressive
The biggest living organism on the General Shermann Tree. 2,200 years old, 84m high, a circumference of 31m and a volume of 1,500m3!
The bottom of General Grant Tree, the second biggest tree in the world
The top of General Grant tree, the second biggest tree in the world
The entrance of the hollow trunk of the Fallen Monarch Tree
The Fallen Monarch tree is a dead sequoia that you can now explore from the inside
Inside My Backpack 