The upper side of the giant Sequoias out of Fresno

Bil in front of one of the giants
A meadow offered the viewing of twin baby bears and their mother.
Mama bear checking to see where here offspring have gone-just like little kids.

The twins were playing around this little tree.
Bil & Barb in front of the California tree- the trees used to be named for the various states.
Winter is slowly loosing it's grip on the land and there are many water falls and creeks. They sound wonderful as you walk past them.
a couple of views across the valley

the General Grant tree

This is a one way street due to the closeness of the trees.
This is a slab polished smooth to show the rings.
A stand of large trees-there were many like this in the forest, notice how small the man looks.
These two photos are carvings that were along the road in one of the towns.


one of the many waterfalls due to the melting snow
the sights were magnificent across the valley
one of the trees that previously burnt has an opening for people to walk into
this was an unusual log as it was the only red one
This is the General Sherman tree- it is the one with the largest volume on earth. It has 52,500 cubic ft.

This tree is hollow inside due to various fires. As long as there is any "flesh" left on the trees they will keep growing and can even heal themselves in time.
This log was across the trail so was hollowed out for passage.
The back sides of the trees have a lot of moss growing on them due to lack of sun.
The visitor center is still under or surrounded by a lot of snow.
This was an old root system that has rotted out or been hollowed out and left as a passage. One of the signs said that due to the weather and type of wood it takes years to rot out.