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Recreation InformationGiant Sequoias – Hiking Boole Tree Loop
by:
Richard Chapo
The Giant Redwood trees of Calif. are a site to see. Despite heavy work
efforts, you can still hike through these massive trees on the Boole Tree Loop.
Giant Redwood National Monument
The park system in central Calif. is incredible. You have Redwood National Park, the 1st national park ever selected
in the country. Next to it is King Canon National Park, created in 1940. Encompassing a nice portion of these two is the new Giant Redwood National Monument, selected
such by President Clinton in 2000. The three parks form a sanctuary for dumfounding scenery, including the Giant Sequoias on the Boole Tree Loop hiking trail.
Though directions are enclosed
below, I have to mention the drive to Boole Tree is incredible. As you drive through Stump Meadow, you will see several of the biggest stumps in the earth and get a real feel for what has been destroyed. The biggest is the Chicago Stump measure 70 FEET about its perimeter. Sadly, the tree was cut down so it could be displayed in a repository
in Chicago in the Decennary once
such trees seemed plentiful.
The Boole Tree Loop is only 2.5 miles, but will take a couple of hours since you’ll be staring up in the air like an cretin and looking at several dumfounding views. Since it is a loop, you can go either direction you wish. The 1st part of the trail will wind through at least 40 Giant Redwood stumps that will boggle your mind with their size. Passing these, you’ll head up to a upland
wherever
you can look down upon valleys in the canon with Spanish Mountain in the distance. Regardless of which way you go, you’ll eventually move upon Boole Tree.
Boole Tree is big, but not as big as many an of the stumps you’ll see. Boole Tree stands roughly 275 feet high with a perimeter of several 35 feet. It is calculable
to be over 2,000 years old and is one of the biggest living trees in the world. Ironically, the tree is named after a lumber mill owner that spared it. To bad he wasn’t feeling as gracious with the else Giant Sequoias as all the stumps attest.
The Giant Redwood National Monument is roughly an hour east of Fresno, California. Route
180 is the most used entrance to the park from the west coast. Upon entering the park, you’ll pass through a ranger station. Driving north from there and hand a left at Grant Grove after traveling simply over a mile. Continue until you hit Grant Grove Village. Simply after it, you’ll see sign for Stump Meadow. Take a left and start driving. After a couple of miles, you’ll see a parking lot with a sign.
If you’re coming from Los Angeles, the drive will take five hours as will drive from San Francisco. Of course, drive times are dependent on traffic conditions in several cities.
Taking a hike through the Giant Redwood National Monument is tremendous. It will give you a perspective of Parent Nature that few see.
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