Hiker resting by the Faithful Couple, Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), Mariposa Grove, Southern Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sierra Nevada, California, United States of America, North America

Figure shows scale of the trunk of giant sequoia tree in the Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Visitors in the Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia Trees, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Giant sequoia tree, Sequoia National Park, California, USA, North America

A coyote is dwarfed by a tall sequoia tree trunk in Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Giant Redwood, or Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.

The General Sherman tree a Giant Redwood, or Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.It is one of the largest tree on the planet.

The Tunnel Log a fallen Giant Redwood, or Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.

Giant Redwood, or Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.

Giant Redwood, or Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.

Avenue of the Giants scenic byway through the tall Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), California, USA

Jeep drives through a Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in the Chandelier Drive-Thru Park, California, USA

A Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) through which one can drive in the Chandelier Drive-Thru Park, California, USA

Sequoia National Park, CA. Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) rise up through the clouds. Giant Sequoias can grow to over 200 ft tall and 100 ft wide. Some Giant Sequoias are 2000 to 3000 years old.

Looking directly up the bark of a tree trunk at the treetops of the California Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) and blue sky; Beech Forest, Victoria, Australia

Looking directly up at the treetops of the California Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) and sky; Beech Forest, Victoria, Australia

Sequoia National Park, California, United States Of America

California, Giant Sequoia Tree National Park, view of tree from way below.