The Grizzly Giant
OK I'm going to have to blog out of chronological order because a) I'm testing the link between flikr and blogger and b) I'm blogging post the event and have posted photos out of order. Anyhow here we go.
The Grizzly Giant. Not as tall as I was hoping, but a damn big tree never the less. The tallest trees in the world are at nearby Sequoia National Park, alas I wasn't going to have time to visit. The Grizzly Giant was Yosemite's largest sequoia, a californian redwood.
I was especially impressed by the size of the boughs/branches. They were *easily* as big as most other trees on their lonesome! You can find the Grizzly Giant at Mariposa Grove, just inside the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park), well worth the quick detour to check it out before hitting Yoesmite proper.
NB: once you arrive at Mariposa Grove its a 15min walk to see the Giant. Make sure you check the signs or else you'll take the wrong track and it becomes a 30min walk!!! Don't ask how I know that.
All in all a beautiful start to our Yosemite one day extravaganza. Mr Mackay would have loved it. I believe the tree is 2700 years old or something like that. May it see 4000 more!
The Grizzly Giant. Not as tall as I was hoping, but a damn big tree never the less. The tallest trees in the world are at nearby Sequoia National Park, alas I wasn't going to have time to visit. The Grizzly Giant was Yosemite's largest sequoia, a californian redwood.
I was especially impressed by the size of the boughs/branches. They were *easily* as big as most other trees on their lonesome! You can find the Grizzly Giant at Mariposa Grove, just inside the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park), well worth the quick detour to check it out before hitting Yoesmite proper.
NB: once you arrive at Mariposa Grove its a 15min walk to see the Giant. Make sure you check the signs or else you'll take the wrong track and it becomes a 30min walk!!! Don't ask how I know that.
All in all a beautiful start to our Yosemite one day extravaganza. Mr Mackay would have loved it. I believe the tree is 2700 years old or something like that. May it see 4000 more!
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