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Sequoia National Park 30.-31. 12. 2016

Back in mediterranean climate after crossing Tehachapi Mountains.

Greening grass is slowly overgrowing the autumn dry grass.

Hilly slopes at the side of the Central Valley after rain.

Entering Sequoia National Park through Kaweah Valley.

$Sequoia National Park 30.-31. 12. 2016 - Waiting 45 minutes to enter the park :\$

Waiting 45 minutes to enter the park :\

Viewpoint by the winding road.

The Giant Forest begins here.

Such big sequoias grow only in the few locations in the park, where the growing conditions are the most suitable.

The Sentinel sequoia.

By the Giant Forest Museum.

Don't walk too fast!

Not only sequoias, also pine trees are big. They seem to have not problems withstanding fires.

The thick fibrous bark protects the wood from fires. The tree contains tannins, which repel insects and protect from diseases.

A young and a mature sequoia. Because of high nutrent and sunlight requirements sequoas can reach maturity only when germinating after forest fires close to water streams. They outcompete other trees with an extraordinary fast growth.

Trail to the Moro rock

Entering the area of extreme danger.

Expanding the horizon with a lot of imagination.

Approaching the top of the area of extreme danger.

The top of the Rock.

Kaweah Valley and curvy road leading up in the Forest.

Two visitors for a scale.

No, you are looking in the wrong camera!

The General Sherman Tree.

A queue for a photo at the largest tree on the Earth.

It is not the tallest, neither has the largest perimeter, nor is the oldest. It only has the largest volume and mass among all trees on Earth. It is 84 m tall has a circumference of 31 m and is 2300-2700 years old.

Overlook close to Quail Flat north of the Giant Tree Forest.

Visiting Grant Groove next day early in the morning while most of the toursts were still sleeping or eating breakfast.

Another yuge sequoia. This one is a sequoia with the widest known perimeter of more than 10 m.

One photo for the general.

And one for the tourists.

Thick trunk narrows pretty quickly.

The Gamlin Cabin. It was built by shepherds, who were among the first to spot sequoia trees.

Evergreen mediterranean vegetation is also growing here.

Once again for a scale.

Indian Basin along the road to Kings Canyon.

With temperature inversion and mists.

But the Kings Canyon was closed so this panorama was all from it.

Watch out! Snails and turtles ahead.

Falls man ein Gift kaufen will.

A bit of trudging in snow.

On the top of the Buena Vista Peak. Panorama towards east.

And Towards west. The Central Valley seems to be completely under the clouds.

Distant peaks reaching around 4000 m. The spikiest Mount Goddard is 4126 m high.

Some houses at the edge of the park.

Orange plantages back in the Central Valley.