200506 Pierre USA California Redwood NP Giant Sequoia

World National and State Parks


They are all very exciting places enclosing unbelievable wonders or extravagances of Mother Nature; We have visited more than one hundred around the world; Here are some pics, enjoy them, Jacques

200506 Pierre USA California Redwood NP Giant Sequ…

24 May 2008 5 2 418
The tallest reaches 115,61 m (second floor of Eiffel tower) and is named Hyperion; With that high stature they attract lightening during storms and burn in their heart; The heat produced is necessary to make their thick seeds explode and assure the regeneration impossible other way! Sometimes park rangers fire them to obtain this process! USA California Redwood NP.

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29 Jun 2005 4 2 425
This elephant foot looking one seemed to be posed on the ground by a fairy and to have no roots; Many black spots on the trunk reveal that it has known fire but has resisted to death; A sweet velvet color dresses it; USA California Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

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29 Jun 2005 2 2 259
USA California Calaveras Big Trees SP.

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29 Jun 2005 7 2 291
USA California Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

Canada Alberta Louise Lake

24 Sep 2021 1 1 141
A place of great beauty and serenity that we loved so much relaxing in comfortable arm chairs of the heated Fairmont hotel long corridor of observation;

Canada Alberta Faimont hotel

23 Sep 2006 1 126
Pierre relaxing marvelled by the lake colors and the many goldenbuttons outside.

2021 Some Visited Parks US

14 Feb 2021 2 6 206
It is a very little part of what we saw during our 25 trips in the USA to visit several times so many National Parks, National Monuments and even many State Parks.