Comments on: Really Big Trees http://www.backgroundexposure.com/travel/index.php/2007/02/02/sequoia-national-park/ It's All Around The World Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian White http://www.backgroundexposure.com/travel/index.php/2007/02/02/sequoia-national-park/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Brian White Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:54:36 +0000 http://www.backgroundexposure.com/travel/2007/02/02/sequoia-national-park/#comment-20 The drive-through tree was not in Sequoia National Park but rather in Yosemite, some 180km (100 miles) north. Unfortunately, that tree feel over in 1969 after standing, tunnelled, for 88 years. It was approximately 2,100 years old when it fell, 7.9m (26 feet) in diameter, and 71.3m (234 feet) high. There is a "tunnel log" in Sequoia National Park where a giant sequoia fell across a read in 1937. It is still in use today and is 5.2m (17 feet) wide by 5.2m (8 feet) high. The tree was 6.4m (21 feet) in diameter when it fell. I didn't see it. The drive-through tree was not in Sequoia National Park but rather in Yosemite, some 180km (100 miles) north. Unfortunately, that tree feel over in 1969 after standing, tunnelled, for 88 years. It was approximately 2,100 years old when it fell, 7.9m (26 feet) in diameter, and 71.3m (234 feet) high.

There is a “tunnel log” in Sequoia National Park where a giant sequoia fell across a read in 1937. It is still in use today and is 5.2m (17 feet) wide by 5.2m (8 feet) high. The tree was 6.4m (21 feet) in diameter when it fell. I didn’t see it.

]]> By: Andre http://www.backgroundexposure.com/travel/index.php/2007/02/02/sequoia-national-park/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Andre Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:51:23 +0000 http://www.backgroundexposure.com/travel/2007/02/02/sequoia-national-park/#comment-19 It's amazing how the weather can be so different from year to year. I have been there in March in 2001 and I have had a lot of trouble even getting into the park due to heavy snowfall. I tried to capture the snowfall with my first digicam (Kodak 1.3MP): <a href="http://www.opentravelinfo.com/north-america/bad-weather-in-sequoia-national-park" rel="nofollow"> bad weather in sequoia</a> I guess you got really lucky :-) It’s amazing how the weather can be so different from year to year. I have been there in March in 2001 and I have had a lot of trouble even getting into the park due to heavy snowfall. I tried to capture the snowfall with my first digicam (Kodak 1.3MP):
bad weather in sequoia
I guess you got really lucky :-)

]]> By: Mom http://www.backgroundexposure.com/travel/index.php/2007/02/02/sequoia-national-park/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Mom Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:35:04 +0000 http://www.backgroundexposure.com/travel/2007/02/02/sequoia-national-park/#comment-18 Somewhere at my Mom's is a picture of me as a little girl standing in front of General Sherman. There also used to be a tree ou could drive through. Glad you're taking the time to see the sights in the area. Somewhere at my Mom’s is a picture of me as a little girl standing in front of General Sherman. There also used to be a tree ou could drive through.

Glad you’re taking the time to see the sights in the area.

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