Grizzly giant tree

This is the single largest living thing on planet Earth. It was here when your Grandparents Grandparents Grandparents were here. It will be here, growing and living long after you are gone. It stands in a GROVE OF THEM. To stand at it's base is simply staggering and deeply humbling. Statistics Height above base[1] 274.9 ft 83.8 m Circumference at ground[1] 102.6 ft 31.3 m Maximum diameter at base[1] 36.5 ft 11.1 m Diameter 4.5 ft (1.4 m) above height point on ground[8] 25.1 ft 7.7 m Diameter…

daysbymc on Instagram: Mariposa Grove | Grizzly Giant Trail - Yosemite National Park Didn’t make it to Sequoia NP, but these sequoia trees at YNP was still…

Mule deer resting beneath the Grizzly Giant Sequoia Tree in Yosemite National Park, California! Image by Koos Dansen

Treemendous! Seeing a giant sequoia for the first time is quite the experience. It’s a great story to tell your friends back home: “Yeah, I saw a tree so big, it made me question my place in the universe. How’s your day going?” In Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove, the towering giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as the Grizzly Giant has dominated the surrounding forest for thousands of years. The striking size and beauty of this massive ancient being, one of the largest…

Fred Tree Man Breglia on Instagram: "US cavalrymen pose in front of a tree known as the "Grizzly Giant" in the early 1900’s. The Grizzly Giant is a giant sequoia, the largest in the Mariposa Grove, located in Yosemite National Park. The tree is estimated around 3000 years old and still stands and looks almost the same today. Instagram.com/bigtreehunters #bigtrees #bigtree #photooftheday #bigtreeseekers #bigtrees #nature #trees #inaturalist #beautifuldestinations #followｍe #photography…

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