Courtesy of National Park Service Another factor that can end the lives of big trees, of course, is logging. Many giant sequoias fell to the ax during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

There are hundreds of miles of trails in Sequoia National ... is a big hit with visitors, who call it a beautiful, relatively easy walk. A shorter hike in Giant Forest, the Big Trees Trail ...

Here's everything you need to know before visiting Joshua Tree National Park. The area that is now ... you may get to see the Joshua trees bloom; come April, says Pettit, the wildflowers are ...

Reaching heights of over 300ft (the same height as Big Ben), sequoias are the largest trees on Earth ... Often deemed a rival ...

Entering the redwood forest in California, I was filled with deep gratitude for what some folks have labeled “America’s Greatest Idea” – the National Parks system. This summer it was a ...