One of the first on the road.
General Sherman, largest tree in the world.
Lords of the forest since the Ice Age.
It wouldn’t bend over.
After a few hours of driving from the level of the sea to around 2000 meters up in the mountains, there they are. Thousands years old fat ass sequoias. It’s amazing because it’s so sudden: from L.A. you cross the big plain before Bakersfield with nothing but flat fields. Then it’s little bushes on hills on the way to the forest. And then in 20 minutes there are trees everywhere and “holy shit” giant trees.
Magic. You feel you’re going to see a giant monster ala Shadow of the Colossus or Totoro walking slowly in the mist…