gentle giants

Ever encounter something so atypical that you had to do a double-take?

This sign does not really prepare you for what you are about to see.

Afterall, the word 'giant' is, um...relative. What may be big for someone may not be your idea of big, right?

I will argue that, in this case, it is highly probable that anyone who has seen the giant sequoias in the Mariposa Grove will agree that the trees are indeed 'giants' in the true sense of the word.

See those cars? Those are parked right behind the tree. Yes, the tree is really that big.

Gives you a new perspective on life on our blue planet. Makes you see the world differently. For a while there, I had this feeling that this is what it probably looked like during the time of the dinosaurs. Very Jurassic.

Happy. Amazed. Humbled. Touched. Protective.

These are just a few of the thoughts and emotions that raced through my system as I caught sight of these gentle giants.

You just wanted to make sure that these trees live on for the next 1000 years for your great-great-great grandchildren and their great-great-great grandchildren ad infinitum.

You'll never look at a tree in the same way.

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