200506 Pierre USA California Redwood NP Giant Sequoia

North American Images

We have made 21 trips to USA mainland and Hawaï or Alaska (39 States multi-visited) plus Puerto Rico and several mixed with Canada or Mexico; I shall post there some images of the many natural or man made wonders seen in these vast Countries.

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24 May 2008

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200506 Pierre USA California Redwood NP Giant Sequoia

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

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PICT2514ac 2 Elephant Foot Sequoia

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

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PICT2465ac They Can Reach More Than 115 Meters in Height

USA California Calaveras Big Trees SP.

24 Sep 2021

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Canada Alberta Louise Lake

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;

14 Feb 2021

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2021 Some Visited Parks US

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.