We"re looking at sequoia trees in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California—the two parks border each other in the Sierra Nevada range in Central California. These giant sequoias can grow nearly 300 feet tall and some specimens have lived more than 3,000 years. Their longevity—even in areas prone to wildfires—is helped by thick bark that"s full of fire-resistant tannins.
Things are looking up
Today in History
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Happy Diwali!
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
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Moon Day
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Upstate autumn
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Winter solstice
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The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
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World Book Day
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Visiting the Mamanuca Islands for Fiji Day
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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A silent witness to history
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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Here comes summer
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I ll call for pen and ink
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Festivus
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Making it work—in Norway
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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Fiddlehead fern fronds
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Rainbow Mountain
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Too awesome to be a planet
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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Honoring our fallen heroes
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Instant romance
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World Reef Day
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Life in the slow lane
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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World Water Day
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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White trilliums blooming in Ontario, Canada
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