So, what’s the challenge? A tree is a tree! Not when they are giant Sequoias! This was my first time at Calaveras Big Trees State Park , and I enjoyed it. It wasn’t quite as amazing as Sequoia National Park, but it had the same enormous trees.
Sequoias are redwoods, big in girth and not as tall as the coastal redwoods. Jean and I took the short, supposedly 1 1/2 mile walk around the North Grove. I walk my dog 2 miles about 6 mornings a week, but this walk took twice as long! There was so much to take pictures of. We started at the Discovery Stump and continued past the Three Graces, the Mother and Son, The Abraham Lincoln Tree, and the Old Bachelor. Some of the other visitors were picture worthy too!
Back to the challenge of taking these shots, you can’t get the entire tree in the image, especially with a crop sensor camera. I did try though! Here, take a look.
Discovery Stump. A little
Autumn color.The path. A piece of a downed log. Jean provides perspective. I asked permission before I shot this one. This person put his camera on the dirt when he took this picture. The light was hitting the forest perfectly. Roots of a downed tree. The tree on the left was named “The Twins.” Continuing along the path. Looking up! This downed tree took about 1 block. Last look.