Redwood Canyon and Muir Grove are also great places for longer treks. The Giant Forest is also home to the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest living tree – by volume – in the world.

Meanwhile, giant sequoias reside on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains, relying on snowmelt and cooler temperatures. Walking through a redwood forest feels like stepping into a ...

On day 323 of the transect, in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, I dropped over a log 18 feet in diameter into an abyss of giant botanical pickup sticks, deadfall that had piled up amid the ...

Nothing quite compares to the majesty of a towering redwood tree ... bad news for trees, but giant sequoias can't survive without wildfires. Fire burns through the forest undergrowth, clearing ...