Potwisha Campground in Sequoia National Park is open year-round and is located 4 miles (6.5 km) from the Ash Mountain En ...

Firefighters carefully wrapped the base of the General Sherman Tree in shiny, protective blanketing as flames drew closer at Sequoia National Park. Ultimately, the roughly 275-foot-tall icon was ...

There are a series of hikes in the Giant Forest, ranging from short one-hour jaunts to daylong treks; the National Park Service lists ... the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest living ...

There are a series of hikes in the Giant Forest, ranging from short one-hour jaunts to daylong treks; the National Park Service lists ... the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest living ...

They were recently asked to climb the largest tree in the world: the General Sherman in Sequoia National Park. “As the largest tree in the world, the national park was very concerned about the ...

The largest trees on Earth by volume, giant sequoias soar upward like natural skyscrapers and are simply mesmerizing in their immensity. These trees have a limited range, though: They’re found ...

Kings Canyon and Sequoia ... National Park? Like its neighbor, Kings Canyon is home to some of the tallest and oldest trees in the world, giant sequoias. The world’s second-largest tree ...

This story appears in the December 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a gentle slope above a trail junction in Sequoia National Park, about 7,000 feet above sea level in the southern ...