On March 13 we had a beautiful and difficult drive 7000 feet up into the mountains and were rewarded with the giant trees. I was here as a kid but the roads were too slippery then and we never made it to the General Sherman, the largest living tree in the world. Thanks to Kevin's expert driving I finally got to see it! The girls loved the snow that was over our heads in some spots.
The General Sherman is 275 feet tall and is 103 feet around at the base, we could park our motorhome inside it. It is estimated to be 2,200 years old and grows enough new wood every year to make a 60 foot tall tree. One tree species lives longer, one is wider, and three grow taller including the redwood, but the sequoia is the largest in volume of total wood. Impressive!
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