Meeting the President

The President, Sequoia National Park, CA
Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

There may be a few larger trees left in the world, perhaps none are as impressive.  I've read the President's needles alone probably weight over a ton.  In fact, there is speculation that although not the largest tree in terms of trunk volume (that would be the General Sherman tree that lives about a mile away) this might be the largest tree in the world in terms of overall volume.  Unfortunately, most of the really interesting stuff in this tree happens above this photo.  It's tough to take pictures of a tree this big.