The Giant Forest — Attraction in Exeter

A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral. Walking, I can almost hear the redwoods beating. And the oceans are above me here, rolling clouds, heavy and dark. It is winter and there is smoke from the fires. It is a world of elemental attention, of all things working together, listening to what speaks in the blood. Whichever road I follow, I walk in the land of many gods, and they love and eat one another. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love...

This is a nice area. I went here and was satisfied with my experience. This is a grove filled with sequoia trees and there are numerous hiking trails that go through these groves. There’s also a visitor center here with exhibits about sequoia trees and a portion of a sequoia trunk. The parking lot for the visitor center here is also surrounded by sequoias. The Bettle Rock trail is a nice quick stroll from the parking lot to a large boulder with great views of nearby mountains. I gave this area five stars because it’s filled with giant sequoias and it has nice...

At the heart of the park, in the shade of towering sequoias and redwood groves, the Giant Forest is home to half of the Earth's largest and longest-living trees. Named in 1875 by John Muir, the forest is a stand of more than 8,000 colossal sequoia trees - many standing just as Muir found them.

Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park is alive with mystery and wonder. We see it all the time - people think they know what to expect here. They come for the massive trees, but just as often, they leave with something much,...