Sequoia National Park: northern side

We visited Sequoia National Park in California, including the Lodgepole Visitor Center and Grill, and the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world by volume. And saw a couple of bears in a tree.

An interactive map of our route:

Relief map in the visitor center:

General Sherman Tree trail, a half mile (each way) path from the parking lot to the tree, through the Giant Forest sequoia grove:

Footprint of Sherman Tree:

Path and steps:

General Sherman tree, the largest tree in the world by volume:

Other big trees:

Tree cross section:

On the way back up the path, we saw a couple of black bears in a tree (not very close, fortunately):