Yosemite National Park is home to some of the oldest trees in North America, the Giant Sequoia. These trees thrive in the Northern California atmosphere, wrapped in warm temperatures and frequent rainfall. The park is thick with vast forests, and they are one of the many attractions of Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite Nature Notes No. 11 spotlights these massive trees and great forests of Yosemite National park. It’s certainly worth the time to watch.
According to the Yosemite Conservancy, this year’s donors have an opportunity to have an extraordinary impact on these big trees. “Contributions from our donors are helping to fund the project to restore the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. This is an ambitious, multiyear effort to preserve these majestic trees and reverse 150 years of development by balancing visitor needs with ecological protection.”
Tyler Fyfe over at The Plaid Zebra website reminded me of something that seems to escape more and more people as they become ensconced in the trappings of a stuff-driven life. I’m a big fan of the outdoors, and a strong believer that we really don’t need all the stuff we collect – all of the stuff we should have can fit easily into something as small as a tiny house, which is something for an entirely different conversation.