Sorry it has taken us SO long to update. We are going to pile them on today. Anyway, from the coast we turned inland. Our first stop was the Sequoia National Forest, still in California. It is like the Redwood Forest, but full of giant Sequoia trees, which were just as impressive. It just so happens that this is where the LARGEST TREE IN THE WORLD is!! It is a red sequoia named The General Sherman Tree; 53,000 cubic feet, with a circumference of 160 feet. The hike down to it was over a mile long and steep, which was challenging at 8,000 feet! Even more impressive than the tree however, were the tarantulas! It was mating season in the park, and the male brown tarantulas were out walking around, looking for females. We saw one
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