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| Grizzly Giant, one of the oldest Sequioadendrons in Mariposa Grove - likely to be more than 2,000 years old. Yup, really. It's 64m tall - that's more than 200ft! |
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| Beautiful wind patterns made in this grass |
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| A species of Lupin native to California |
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| This luminous green lichen was absolutely everywhere |
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| Me, in front of the Fallen Monarch which dropped more than 300 years ago. Because Sequoias contain extremely high levels of tannin, they are resistant to decay. |
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| Sarcodes sanguinea "Snow Plant" Read about this amazing parastic plant here |
Splendid stuff Toms! Grizzly Giant is a beast.
ReplyDeleteHi Sally. I've just wandered into here from...erm, ..wherever I was (!) and have had a lovely time reading through your back posts.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the SF Japanese Garden. I'm currently building one in my garden and I hope it ends up more interesting than that one!
Yosemite looks great, you lucky thing! :)