Trees

Let’s meet the man after which the largest, and arguably most visited and revered, tree in the world is named.

The 4th largest tree was named in 1923 in honor of President Warren G. Harding.

The 5th largest tree was named in 1960 for Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862-1965), a college football coach.

Two living monuments within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are dedicated to Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Let’s meet the man after which the largest, and arguably most visited and revered, tree in the world is named.

Sometimes a tale’s ending is so ghastly, we might be tempted to change it in the retelling.

Sequoia National Park was created in 1890, named for the tree that it was created to preserve. Or was it?