The towering redwoods and sequoias of the West Coast, observed in the famous Sequoia National Park and its variety of wildlife, are among the most awe-inspiring natural wonders in the world.

This story appears in the December 2012 issue of National ... It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron giganteum, one of several surviving species of redwoods. The living crown (this ...

In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet.

A grove of some of the oldest redwoods growing in the UK has been saved. Seven giant sequoia trees in ... I was in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, stood underneath a 3,000-year-old ...

Visitors travel from around the world to see the towering granite cliffs of Yosemite and the giant sequoias of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The largest tree on earth, the General Sherman, is found in ...

There are a series of hikes in the Giant Forest, ranging from short one-hour jaunts to daylong treks; the National Park Service lists ... for overnight visits. Redwood Canyon and Muir Grove ...

This giant sequoia, 3,200 years old and growing ever larger in California's Sequoia National Park, is not the tallest tree on Earth ... the General Sherman redwood. But the President has a crown ...

There are hundreds of miles of trails in Sequoia National Park suitable for all abilities and ages. In the Giant Forest, the Congress Trail, a paved 2.7-mile loop that begins near the General ...

Sequoia National Park is home to Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the Lower 48, and General Sherman, a 275-foot tall and 36-foot-wide giant sequoia – the largest tree on earth by volume. Just ...