A hike up to the summit of Mt. Whitney, California, surrounded by the granites and metamorphic rocks of the Sierra Nevada batholith. Some smoky sunsets in there as well from the current wildfires.
Tire chains and tall trees, Sequoia national park
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Sequoia National Park, CA
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I took a photo every 2 minutes at a 30 second exposure and animated it together and this was the result! Moro Rock viewpoint at Sequoia National Park
Look at the size of these trees! These are coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California. The park is home to the largest continuous block of old-growth redwood forest left on the planet- with some 10,000 acres. The alluvial flats along its creeks and rivers are prime redwood habitats. The mix of rich soils, water, and fog rolling in from the ocean have produced the planet's tallest forest. Of the 180 known redwoods greater than 350 feet, more than 130 grow here. Coastal redwoods can be up to 379 feet (115.5 m) in height (without the roots) and up to 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at breast height. Research now shows that the older such trees get, the more wood they put on- nice to see even trees go through a midlife spread! -Jean Photograph by Michael Nichols, National Geographic