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Here's the last of my giant trees.

Genesis Tree Balch Park, Sequoia National Forest.

The Genesis Tree was not discovered until 1985. But if one is curious enough and takes a bit of time it wouldn't be too hard to find. Basically you negotiate some rough dusty dirt roads in the southern part of the grove and just when you think you're lost the road ends at a small turn-around. Here there are many, many huge trees, and you feel truly like you've eaten one of Alice's cookies and shrunk. There is a small trail through the bracken fern and thimbleberries that heads east from the turnaround and before you know it you are at the base of a gigantic tree. You know not many people find it because the trail is so faint. There is a small sign saying "Genesis Tree" at the base of the tree so you know you've found the right one. It is a beautiful tree, taller than the 6th largest and the upper trunk is close to the General Grant tree in size.

Oliver Twist Tree in Balch Park with a rare spiral twisting bark pattern all the way to the top.

Balch Park:
Balch Park is the gateway to beautiful meadows, crater lakes and a wonderful wilderness experience. The 160-acre park has two small stocked ponds and 71-campsites. The campground is one of the most developed in the area - with paved roads, RV spaces, and flush toilets.

Located among beautiful Giant Sequoia trees, Balch Park and Mountain Home State Forest are adjacent camping locations in the Sequoia National Forest.

Taken at the Pyramid Lake Visitor's Center, Caswell, CA at about noon.

This is one of those days when the clouds just seems so beautiful. Now you see it, now you don't kinda thing.

Here's the last for the Bridgeport Marketplace collection.

The artistic metal sculpture of these birds complement the beautiful landscape of the this place.

This was worth my stopover and will surely be back.