Right by the information center was a tree that had experienced a burn. Close to the bottom was almost hollow for the fire had eaten the core, but the tree seemed to be still healthy. The woman at the info booth told us that the fire was some 100 years ago.
Here's an older photo of the same tree found in the information center. The opening at the bottom is closing and when we visited, it would not have been possible to park a car in it.
Here's a cross section of a big Sequoia tree that lived some 1500 years. Many trees in the park must be older than that.
The tree was alive at many human dramas were taking place.
Those trees were just amazing.
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