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| Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park |
No, the largest living thing on Earth isn’t your Great
Auntie Esther "pre-diet" like you’d thought as a kid.
It’s the Giant Sequoia.
Taller than the Statue of Liberty. (This is an actual fact.) More massive than,
well, it’s just unbelievably WIDE all the way up. Think of driving an SUV
through the trunk with room to spare.
Get thineselves to the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National
Park.
See these giant creatures for yourselves. Touch them (those
that they let you.) Worship and admire them.
They are 2000+ years old. And to be amongst them puts
perspective onto any over taxed, over worked, over revved, over ego-d person’s
place in this world. We are but blips in something much larger. Literally.
If you go, absolutely positively pay the extra for the tram
that takes you through the grove – it’s only an hour. It’s full of information
that is current and fascinating (not a cheese-ball soundtrack from the 50s.)
And the kids really, really relax and enjoy it, which is key in this
chaos-ridden lifestyle of ours.
Trees to look for:
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Clothespin Tree – completely hollow, fires have burned
out the middle of this tree and you can see a hundred+ feet up through the
center of the tree. Cool.
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California Tunnel Tree – one of the few trees you can
touch and walk through.
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The Faithful Couple – two giant sequoias whose trunks
fused at the base and work together to grow and thrive. So romantic. Something
to ponder for us couples.
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The Grizzly Giant – the 25th largest tree in
the world, 30 feet wide – the Grizzly takes the breath away with it’s massive
presence and “branches” the size of regular trees.
There is a mystery in these trees' presence. And there is a
spirituality. You just can’t help but feel….. peaceful.
Like a good friend AH
said of the tree: it’s like a Monk’s robe – a tinge of orange, flows at the
base, and gently powerful. How lovely.
Namaste & Three Cheers -a
For more info: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/mg.htm
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