The Giant Sequoia - President
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| National Geographic composite photograph - with data workers shown life size as they work |
The President tree is the name of a giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States, east of Visalia, California. The tree is believed to be at least 3,200 years old. It is not the tallest giant sequoia tree in the world with a height of about 247 feet (75 m), nor the widest at about 27 ft (8.2 m) in diameter at the base, but it is the third largest tree in the world, measured by volume of trunk. As of 2012, the volume of its trunk measured at about 45,000 cubic feet (1,300 m3), with an additional 9,000 cubic feet (250 m3) of branches.[1] That same year, it was determined that the President was larger than the General Grant, if measured by total volume of wood above ground.[1]
The tree was named after President Warren G. Harding in 1923.[2] Nearby trees include Chief Sequoyah, the 27th largest giant sequoia in the world, and the Congress Group, two dense stands of medium sized sequoias that represent the "House" and "Senate".
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Circling The Nest
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| One eagle is on the nest while the other is hunting. The big guy kept circling the nest while I waited for him to come in for landing but he did not - just kept checking me out I guess. I decided to leave so that they could get on with their job of raising a family. |
Underfoot - II
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| I will try to identify this soon - it is a marshy area plant (growing on the verge of the river bank) - if you know its' identity please comment. |
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