When my sisters and I were young and living in central Illinois, our parents took us primarily to National Parks for vacations. Our first experience in a national park was Rocky Mountain NP. As “flatlanders” from Illinois, we were awed my the majesty of the mountains. We lived in a rustic cabin by the side of a rushing mountain stream.
As we drove west, we visited other national parks and developed a deep and lasting appreciation for God’s world as He made it. And we realized our profound responsibility to preserve it.
Sequoia NP is still a vivid memory to me. As a lover of trees, I was deeply moved by the majesty and preciousness of these old growth trees, reaching even two thousand years back in time.
Since then, my husband and I have taken our children in our old blue station wagon camping in national parks. These are highlight experiences of our famiy memories.
These childhood experiences made me the proactive environmentalist that I am today.
Sincerely,
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is home to the tallest mountain in the Lower 48 and the largest tree on earth. Mount Whitney's granite peak rises 14,505 feet above sea level on the arduous High Sierra trail. General Sherman, a sequoia in the Giant Forest, is the world's most voluminous living tree specimen, standing 275 feet high with a base circumference of over 100 feet. The park also features spectacular waterfalls and more than 200 marble caves.
State(s): California
Established: 1890
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