3200 Years Old

[GaryHibbert]

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Miss Linda came across this the other day. I was so impressed, I thought I'd share it.
Gary

3200 YEARS IN ONE PHOTOGRAPH​

~ AT SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK ~
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Thankfully, no loggers took it down, nor forest fires or earthquakes!

Just a quiet life in a California forest for all these years ... 3,200!

Not every tree has a nickname, but 'The President' has earned it.

This giant sequoia stands at 247 feet tall (27 stories) & is estimated to be over 3,200 years old. The trunk of The President measures 27 feet across, with 2 BILLION needles from base to top.

Imagine, this tree was already 700 years old during the height of ancient Greece's civilization and 1200 years old when Jesus lived, while Rome was well into its rule of most of the western world and points beyond.

Because of its unbelievable size, this tree has never been photographed in its entirety, until now.

National Geographic photographers have worked along with scientists to try and create the first

photo that shows The President in all its glory.

They had to climb the tree with pulleys and levers and took thousands of photos.

Of those, they selected 126 and stitched them together to get this incredible portrait of The President.

And here it is:

The man standing near the trunk of the tree is a good indicator of the tree's size.

Incredible, isn't it?

 

[noboundaries]

Great article and pic, Gary. Thanks for sharing. Timeline associations always put things in perspective.

 

[uncle eddie]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

 

[indaswamp]

Awesome! Thanks for posting!

 

[Brokenhandle]

That's cool! Thanks for sharing this! Unbelievable something is that old and looks so good

Ryan

 

[tx smoker]

Absolutely breathtaking!! That was an awesome summary to g along with the beautiful photography. Thank you!!

Robert

 

[smokerjim]

Great story and pics, must be amazing to see in real life

 

[HalfSmoked]

Wow what a great story and great photos its just almost unbelievable.
The marvels of our land that is taken for granted.

Warren

 

[TNJAKE]

That's amazing

 

[bbqbrett]

So cool! Would love to see it in person.

 

[gmc2003]

Holy cow, and I remember my mom telling me not to plant that sequoia seed there. Boy was she wrong.

Great photos and story Gary. The timeline is amazing when you really think about it.

Chris

 

[MJB05615]

That's amazing Gary! Great story too.

 

[Millberry]

My God--That's older than me!

 

[daspyknows]

I have camped at Sequoia National Park. These trees are spectacular. There is one out there that fell 100 years ago and still looks like yesterday.

 

[bill1]

Of course it's old and still standing! Who uses redwood for smoking meat?

 

[GaryHibbert]

The sad thing is you never hear about, or see, wonders like this. If you're lucky, you just chance across it.
Gary

 

[Winterrider]

Beautiful tree, thanks Gary

 

[SherryT]

I've wanted to see the giant redwoods all my life, but it'll probably never happen.

 

[jcam222]

The size of it is amazing!! The story to put the age of it in perspective was awesome!! Thanks.

 

[jhenriksen52]

That's really cool!! Thanks for sharing.