Sentences with phrase «biggest giant sequoia»

From the smallest microbe to the largest dinosaurs and from the tiniest spore to the biggest giant sequoia, biological research continues to uncover weird and wonderful secrets of the creatures with whom we share the planet with — and could soon extend to the study of life on bodies in the solar system beyond our home.

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In its heyday, it was a popular stopover for people looking to see the Calaveras Big Trees, a recently discovered grove of giant sequoias that attracted tourists from all over.

But if you want to do more exploring, take a half - day trip to Calaveras Big Trees State Park, where you can walk among the giant sequoias.

However, ancient giant sequoias can have trunks that are 30 feet in diameter — far too big to be sampled using even the longest coring tools, which are only three feet long.

The Parker Group of giant sequoias, shown here in a photograph by Rick Derevan, lives in the same place as the General — Sequoia National Park in California — and is one of the finest clusters of the big guys in the park.