The state of California has some pretty remarkable scenery.  Where else can you find the world’s …<\/p>\n

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• Oldest trees (bristle-cone pines)<\/li>\n
• Tallest trees (redwoods)<\/li>\n
• Largest\/most massive trees (sequoias)…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  …but in California?  I know it’s a rhetorical question, but there’s no area I know of that offers such variety.<\/p>\n

  As one might imagine, to walk in a grove of giant sequoias is a most memorable experience.  If you’ve never felt small and insignificant in life, you likely will when you stand beside an ancient sequoia tree.   The largest density of sequoia trees is in California’s Sequoia National Park, south of Yosemite, including the tree known as “General Sherman”, the world’s largest living thing.  Yosemite National Park<\/strong><\/a> has two groves of giant sequoias, including the very accessible Mariposa Grove at the southern end of the park, about a 20 minute drive from the Wawona hotel.<\/p>\n