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Topic: Our trip to Sequoia National Park this week
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MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:42 PM
my boyfriend's a tree-toucher. climbing a fallen tree. Nice walk down to the General Sherman tree - it was the walk back up that almost made our legs fall off. "This gargantuan sequoia, while neither the tallest nor the widest tree, is considered the largest living tree in the world because of its volume. It weighs approximately 2.7 million pounds, and it is believed to be around 2,100 years old. Its height is 274.9 feet, and its circumference at ground level is 102.6 feet. The diameter of this giant sequoia’s largest branch is 6.8 feet"
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MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:43 PM
being sneaky with his iPhone camera. IP: Logged |
MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:44 PM
The view out of our window. On our way to the main lodge for dinner. watching a deer with two fawns over to the right. She walked right toward him!
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MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:45 PM
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MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:45 PM
After dinner we ran into these guys on the walk back to our room. Friday morning hike!
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MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:46 PM
Giving his favorite hand puppet a bath in the refreshing pool.
That black dot at the end of this fallen tree is my son squatting. "To give early visitors a sense of how large the giant sequoia trees really are, a roadway was cut into this fallen tree that visitors could drive their car onto. Due to rot in the wood, cars are no longer allowed to drive onto it, but it remains an interesting historical feature. Auto Log is located 0.9 miles from the General's Highway via the Crescent Meadow road." IP: Logged |
MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:47 PM
Roots of a fallen tree. Climbing up Moro rock. "Moro Rock is a granite dome in Sequoia National Park, California, USA. It is located in the center of the park, at the head of Moro Creek, between Giant Forest and Crescent Meadow. A 400-step stairway, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is cut into and poured onto the rock, so that visitors can hike to the top. The stairway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The view from the rock encompasses much of the Park, including the Great Western Divide." They have no problem leaving me behind. Panting. It was the altitude, you know. LOVE this picture of my boyfriend. He is so handsome.
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MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:48 PM
He likes to close his eyes for pictures. Yes, this made mom a little nervous. IP: Logged |
MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 01:51 PM
Hunter likes to close his eyes for pictures. Yes, this made mom a little nervous. IP: Logged |
GypseeWind Knowflake Posts: 1346 From: Dayton,Ohio USA Registered: May 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 04:16 PM
I've been there! It was cold even though it was August. Your pictures are alot better than mine, I was getting dizzy looking up to take them, lol.Makes you feel tiny doesn't it? IP: Logged |
MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 06:50 PM
The weather was lovely the past couple days up there. Back in Los Angeles it's 99 degrees. It was in the upper 70's and low 80's up in the mountains so it was LOVELY!IP: Logged |
katatonic Knowflake Posts: 1573 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 08:22 PM
how do they figure out the weight of a tree that's still standing in the ground? math? what a great trip mw! i'm jealous!!IP: Logged |
MoonWitch Knowflake Posts: 125 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 29, 2009 08:46 PM
Good question! I've no idea how they figure that out!IP: Logged |
cpn_edgar_winner Knowflake Posts: 1179 From: Toledo, OH Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 30, 2009 06:05 AM
wonderful!IP: Logged |
SunChild Moderator Posts: 408 From: Melbourne. Victoria. Australia Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 30, 2009 06:07 AM
Great pics! That is so cute that Hunter closes his eyes for photos! IP: Logged |
koiflower Knowflake Posts: 626 From: Australia Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 30, 2009 06:32 AM
Very cool...!!!IP: Logged |
wheels of cheese Knowflake Posts: 566 From: Registered: May 2009
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posted September 07, 2009 08:51 AM
I like it that you post pictures of your adventures. Thanks! They are great. Your boy looks a lot like my niece, they could be siblings!IP: Logged |