1. Sequoia
by: Chris Penrod
One night, there was a thunder storm and a tree called the sequoia
in California was struck by lighting but still today it is ALIVE! The reason
for this miracle is that the bark is so thick that the lightning didn't reach
through.
In the Sierra Nevada mountains up to 5000-8000 feet lies the gigantic
land of the giants sequoia trees the Sequoia National Park.The trees
there are up to 100 feet and 2000 years old.This historic national park
lies along the coast of the Pacific Ocean and was established in 1968.
Mostly through the spring- fall tourists gather for the gigantic trees.
Most tourists go there for sequoias crystal clear rivers, whale
watching, horse back riding, and hiking. For the hikers there is 800
miles of trails. Also there are 40 miles of pacific coast line in the
national parks. Most tourists go there around the spring through the
fall.
The climate in the sequoia are wet in the winters and hot in the
summers, these are the perfect conditions for the great sequoia trees.
If you where to go the you would probably need layers of cloths, rain
gear, walking shoes. The sequoias have a wide variety of animals
like gray whales, and black bears, and a squirrel called the Douglas
squirrel, the animal eats the pine cone like things that he takes down
and eats the seeds but some don't make in to his mouth and the plant
little sequoias. Also the national parks only protect 29 out of 75 great
sequoias.
Now that you know a lot more about sequoia national park you might have
your next vacation there or recommend this to people.