As Tall as a Tree

7.10.2011

Yosemite National Park / Mariposa Grove / June 21, 2011

We spent our Tuesday in the park getting to know the Giant Sequoias. They were lovely. They've lived through thousands of years and are the largest living things on earth. They did not fail to remind us that we are tiny- in physical size, anyway.

We thought about the people that must have seen Grizzly Giant (now over 200ft tall) when he was just a sapling standing at one foot. We thought about the infant trees that would tower over the earth thousands of years from today and we wondered if their visitors would think of us.

Beautiful, strong and sort of magical. I got the sense that they knew more than they let on.



40 comments:

  1. Standing inside of a gigantic tree is so amazing!

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  2. Oh that is a goal high on my list! The redwoods would be great to see! :) So cool!

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  3. Ahhh!!! My dream!!! I am overwhelmed with deciduous envy. ALL of your photos are breathtaking!

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  4. Wow, these pictures are amazing! I've never seen a tree this big! Makes me feel so small in the world hehe...

    :)
    xx

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  5. just think what that tree has seen! so cool

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  6. You look like really little people!
    Looks really cool, wish I could go there someday.

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  7. So amazing! Especially when you consider them being little tiny trees so long ago. Ahh! I'd love to see such giant trees in person someday.

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  8. what a HUGE tree! the lighting in the pictures are stunning.

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  9. amazing pictures - I can't wait to make it to Yosemite later this year! nature can be so impressive.

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  10. gorgeous pictures! I love the Sequoias!

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  11. wow wow so gorgeous. i think it's one of those things you have to experience in person to fully appreciate the scale. looks like youre having a great time :)

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  12. I love the sequoias! I went there a few years ago and would love to go back. So magical!

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  13. That is absolutely amazing. What a magical place... it really is a case of: "If these trees could talk..."
    How HUGE is that pine cone in comparison to your foot? Wow!

    Thanks for sharing!
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  14. that second photos is so mesmerizing. I could stare at it allll day long.

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  15. these pictures are great, you look absolutely miniature! it's funny how they see so many scenes before & after our little lifetimes, it's pretty humbling :)

    Katie x

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  16. Wow! These are just incredible! Beautiful pics!

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  17. Oh man. Seeing sequoias is one of those things that I feel I have to do at least once in my life. Can't wait until I have the funds to make that trip!

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  18. Cool, my eyes don't believe it's real, you know? I can't process the photos of you guys standing beside the trees.

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  19. Sometimes I have a hard time believing that those trees are real -- just because I've never seen one myself. I think I would cry if I saw them in person -- they seem so beautiful.

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  20. "We thought about the infant trees that would tower over the earth thousands of years from today and we wondered if their visitors would think of us." Beautiful & poetic.

    I've fallen out of a habit of reading for pleasure recently and I think it's stifled my writing flow on my blog- do you ever feel that way? what do you do to stay inspired to write?

    Love these photos, tons!

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  21. Oh, I love sequoia trees. They are amazing! It's amazing that "magical" places like yosemite or sequoia national park still exist. The earth is still filled with beautiful places.

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  22. Wow! Those are mighty trees. Thanks for sharing those beautiful photos.

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  23. I'm just loving your Yosemite photos!! Lovely words to accompany them, I always felt that way too, standing next to them. I just love the lighting in these photos :)

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  24. the trees look incredible
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  25. such beautiful photos!!! those trees are amazing!

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  26. And there you go again, making me wish I had spent more time in Yosemite last Summer. hehe!
    Arn't those trees just spectacular! WOW OH WOW!

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  27. that tree could eat you for breakfast

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  28. They are perhaps the most impressive things I've ever seen. Silent and strong. Majestic and enduring. Looming reminders of nature's might.

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  29. Wow those are BIG trees! And look at the size of that pine cone!

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  30. Oh, I'd LOVE to see those in real life. That looks amazing.

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  31. wow...so magical, you wrote so eloquently about it too! beautiful post! :) -Lo

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  32. oh my, these are beautiful photos! your words are lovely!

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  33. i've always wanted to see a sequoia tree!

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  34. oh my gosh these are gorgeous!! I hope to make a trip out there in the near future :)

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  35. Holy WOW! Those are enormous! I especially love the pine cone shot, how big is THAT puppy! You couldn't even sneak that out if you wanted too!

    Looks like a wonderful trip though! My next San Fran trip I don't think I'll be able to pass that up!

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  36. OMG! Those trees are huge! These images are gorgeous.

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  37. Wow that is amazing! I definitely need to get to Yellowstone ASAP!

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  38. These pictures are beautiful! It really does look magical :)

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  39. Now this is magical, definitely want to experience this... and I love your photos... whatever effect you used gave it a fairy tale vibe!

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