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	Sequoia National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California.
		The park is adjacent to Kings Canyon National Park; the two are administered by the National Park Service as one unit, called Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
		Pictures of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sequoia_National_Park (407 words)

	Pictures of Sequoia National Park, California
		Sequoia National Park and adjoining Kings Canyon National Park are administered as one park.
		Sequoia NP shares a border with Kings Canyon National Park and the two parks are administered as one.
		In 1890, Sequoia National Park became America's second national park, an area set apart for future generations to experience and enjoy the exquisite beauty of this jewel in the Sierra Nevada.
	www.indospectrum.com /travels/sequoia.html (307 words)

	California Guide - Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia is half of a combined unit of two National Parks, administered together - the other is Kings Canyon to the north.
		Generals Highway: The road from the main south entrance station through Giant Forest is known as the Generals Highway; this continues through part of the Sequoia National Forest to the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, where there are many more sequoia.
		Sequoia Park has one spectacular valley, Kern Canyon, that runs north-south near the eastern border, and there are some groves of giant sequoia in Kings Canyon Park, but the name of each park accurately reflects their most important features.
	www.americansouthwest.net /california/sequoia/national_park.html (915 words)

	Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia National Park is one of the eight national parks in California.
		Sequoia National Park contains gigantic specimens of a number of different types of trees, but the most memorable are surely the giant Sequoias which inhabit several groves scattered through the park.
		However, the preservation effort was ultimately successful and Sequoia became the nation's second national park when it was established on September 26, 1890, as a result of the same piece of legislation which created Yosemite and General Grant (now Kings Canyon) National Parks.
	www.shannontech.com /ParkVision/Sequoia/Sequoia.html (2291 words)

	Sequoia National Park, California
		Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park are adjacent and administered as one unit.
		Sequoia National Park also includes Mount Whitney, at 14,491 feet the highest peak in the United States outside Alaska.
		A number of the spur roads in Sequoia National Park are closed throughout the winter.
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/natparks/seq.htm (456 words)

	California Guide - Sequoia National Park - Giant Forest
		The Park is amazing and hugely memorable although it must be said that a few hours exploring the groves may be enough - after about the two hundredth large tree I found that the excitement began to waver.
		The sequoia forest extends mainly east of the village - there is a 3 mile side road and many interconnecting foot trails.
		The area is generally quite sheltered and receives high rainfall, which is one reason why the sequoia attain such size, but these conditions are also ideal for mosquitoes, which are abundant in the forests.
	www.americansouthwest.net /california/sequoia/giant_forest.html (757 words)

	Sequoia National Park and Forest, California. A Travelling Days Website
		The Sequoia National Park with an area of almost 400,000 acres was established by Congress in 1890.
		The largest living specimen is the General Sherman tree in the Sequoia National Park, with a measurement of over 100 feet at the base, diameter of around 30 feet (8 feet above the ground), and a height of nearly 300 feet and weighs over 6,000 tons.
		A view looking east over the Sierra Nevadas from the road in Sequoia National Forest.
	www.angelfire.com /oz/colinday/california/sequoia1.html (358 words)

	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Information Page
		Sequoia is the second-oldest national park in the United States.
		Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks contain some 3200 lakes and ponds and approximately 2600 miles of rivers and streams.
		Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are the home of awe-inspiring geological features and resources.
	www.sequoia.national-park.com /info.htm (7106 words)

	Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia National Park is one of the older parks in the country.
		It joins with Kings Canyon national Park and Sequoia National Forest.
		Though the park service does a good job of hiding (or ignoring) the native American artifacts in the area, we were able to get some information on the first visitors to the park.
	www.billandcori.com /sequoia/sequoia.htm (884 words)

	Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia is the second oldest park in the National Park system, being predated only by Yellowstone National Park.
		Sequoia National Park is located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range.
		Sequoia National Park contains many scenic glacier carved canyons in addition to the Sequoia groves.
	www.cyberhikes.com /HSNPINFO.HTM (399 words)

	Giant Sequoia National Monument Proposal
		The monument land is in two units, both contiguous with Sequoia National Park.
		Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, California.
		Modern fire management in the National Parks may be said to have begun in 1963, when an advisory board appointed by Stewart Udall, then Secretary of the Interior, and chaired by the legendary Aldo Leopold released a watershed report on wildlife (Leopold et al.
	california.sierraclub.org /sequoia/monument/proposal.htm (5228 words)

	Kings Canyon National Park Sequoia National Park Travel Guide - USA Tourist
		Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks are located adjacent to each other in the central part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
		Fresno is about a one-hour drive west of the north entrance to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon.
		These are the closest accommodations to the park unless you camp or stay at one of the lodges within the park boundaries.
	www.usatourist.com /english/places/california/sequoia.html (1107 words)

	GORP - Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park
		Visit the Sequoia Natural History Association, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks' non-profit education partner, for trip-planning assistance, environmental and outdoor education courses, and tours of Crystal Cave.
		While nearby Yosemite is plagued by crowds and overdevelopment, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks remain a largely unspoiled alpine realm, with high-country lakes and mountain streams, snowfields, and scores of peaks that top 13,000 feet.
		As well as magnificent groves of sequoias, the park takes in its eponymous King's Canyon and the gorges of the King River, two of the deepest in the United States.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_park/ca_sequo.htm (496 words)

	Sequoia National Park - Holiday Inn Express Sequoia - What's Nearby?
		Sequoia National Park is a place like no other.
		Visit Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks with the world's largest living trees.
		California's first national park and America's second oldest (after Yellowstone) was established in 1890.
	www.sequoiahotel.com /nearby.htm (484 words)

	Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia National Park, 402,510 acres (162,960 hectares), E central Calif.; est.
		In the park are 35 groves of giant sequoias, spectacular granite mountains, and deep canyons.
		Kings Canyon National Park - Kings Canyon National Park, 461,901 acres (187,070 hectares), E central California.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/us/A0844466.html (226 words)

	Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument - Home
		The Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument are named for the giant sequoia, the world's largest tree.
		Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument - Home
		Over the next several years, all national forests in California will designate a system of roads and trails for motorized OHV use that will enhance quality recreation opportunities, promote public safety and protect natural resources.
	www.fs.fed.us /r5/sequoia (176 words)

	14/5/2003 -- CALIF: Park's Pot Problem Explodes
		SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — On the brink of the summer tourist season, officials here are confronting an ominous reality — multimillion-dollar stands of marijuana tended by armed growers who have menaced visitors, killed wildlife, polluted streams and trashed pristine countryside.
		Sequoia and adjacent Kings Canyon National Park are managed as one park encompassing 1,350 square miles.
		Most of Sequoia's marijuana stands are hidden in the steep Sierra Nevada foothills in the lightly traveled southwestern reaches of the park.
	forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=22548 (1533 words)

	Sequoia and Kings Canyon Lodging
		One week later, General Grant National Park was created by Congress to protect the grove of giant sequoias, including the General Grant Tree, the second largest tree in the world.
		Kings Canyon National Park was created by Congress on March 4, 1940, and included the tiny General Grant National Park and much additional land north of Sequoia National Park.
		Sequoia National Park, America's second national park, was created on September 25, 1890, by president Benjamin Harrison.
	www.sequoia-kingscanyon.com (234 words)

	Sequoia National Park Lodging
		The farm is located 30 minutes from the northern Grant Grove entrance to Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks and 50 minutes from Hume Lake in Sequoia National Forest.
		Proximity to Sequoia National Park makes this a great place to stay enroute after a day of hiking and visiting the big trees.
		Located 40 miles from the north entrance to Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park.
	www.sequoiabedandbreakfast.com /north.html (1691 words)

	MSN Encarta - Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia National Park, national park established in 1890.
		Located in central California in the southern section of the Sierra Nevada range, this rugged...
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572934/Sequoia_National_Park.html (77 words)

	Adventure 16 - Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia National Park is located in the California Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno.
		Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks contain the largest cave system in California.
		There are nearly 100 more of these marble caves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, but Crystal Cave is the most impressive.
	adventure16.com /snp (1852 words)

	Map of Sequoia National Park - Sequoia National Forest Map : Sequoia National Park
		For the latest road conditions within Sequoia National Park, please call the 24-Hour Park Information Hotline at 559.565.3341 and press 9 then press 4.
		Map of Sequoia National Park - Sequoia National Forest Map : Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia and Kings Canyon share the same park entrance gates.
	www.visitsequoia.com /maps.aspx (399 words)

	Sequoia National Park Photo Gallery
		The National Park Service conducted this prescribed burn near Grant Grove Village, home to the famous General Grant tree and many other stately Sequoias, which are among the oldest living things on the planet.
		The prescribed burns are now being scheduled periodically in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park to reduce the accumulation of biomass fuel in an area that had not been exposed to major wildfires for more than 100 years.
		The National Park Service's concern is that this long buildup of fuel could result in a catastrophic wildfire that would threaten the normally fire resistant Sequoias.
	www.ambientalert.com /gallery/sequ/sequ_photo_index.html (148 words)

	National Park Reservations -Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park Lodging
		Sequoia National Park is an unspoiled treasure of some of the most striking scenery in the world.
		National Park Reservations -Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park Lodging
		Situated 1.5 miles east of the Moro Rock parking area lies Crescent Meadow, a pristine high-mountain meadow believed to be called the "gem of the Sierra" by John Muir.
	www.nationalparkreservations.com /sequoia_attractions.htm (609 words)

	Summer Jobs with DNCP&R-Sequoia - Sequoia National Park
		Today, Sequoia National Park is home to the General Sherman Tree, at 2.7 million pounds, by volume the largest living tree on earth.
		President Benjamin Harrison signed the bill in 1890 that established Sequoia National Park as California's first national park and the United States second National Park.
		National Park is hard work and although the park offers a variety of outdoor recreational experiences the job of customer satisfaction is a requirement of all positions and must come first.
	www.coolworks.com /sequoia-jobs (422 words)

	Sequoia National Park: Park Overview
		Air: The closest major airports to the parks are Visalia Airport (36 miles west of Sequoia National Park) and Fresno Air Terminal (53 miles west of Kings Canyon National Park).
		Sequoia National Park is located about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
		Contact Park Headquarters at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA 93271; (559) 565-3341.
	www.americanparknetwork.com /parkinfo/content.asp?catid=69&contenttypeid=19 (900 words)

	Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon Lodging near Three Rivers, California
		The entrance to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is only 16 miles from the Plantation.
		Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon Lodging near Three Rivers, California
		Stroll through the lawns and acre Grove Park and you will see not only orange trees but grapefruit, plum, apricot, cherry, lemon, tangerine, avocado, fig, pear, pomegranate, apple, nectarine, banana and olive trees, as well as grapevines and herb and vegetable gardens that provide the freshest produce possible.
	www.theplantation.net (422 words)

	Sequoia National Park
		Sequoia National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide is the first comprehensive guide to the park and to nearby John Muir and Golden Trout wilderness areas.
		Sequoia National Park is home to many of California's most spectacular natural wonders.
		From the 300-foot Sequoia gigantea (one of the largest and oldest trees in the world) to the 14,494-foot Mt. Whitney (the highest peak in the lower 48), the park has long been extolled by presidents, residents, and foreign visitors.
	www.wildernesspress.com /book232.htm (234 words)

	American Park Network - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
		The National Park Service (NPS) and Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park Services Company (SKCPS) work together to ensure that your visit is a memorable one.
		Kings Canyon National Park was established in 1940.
		Sharing a common east-west boundary, Sequoia and Kings Canyon measure 66 miles from north to south and 36 miles across at their widest point.
	www.americanparknetwork.com /parkinfo/sk (250 words)

	Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park
		The giant sequoias are definitely the main attractions of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks but there are plenty of waterfalls and hiking trails as well to please any outdoor lover.
		Sequoia National Park was the 2nd national park designated in the US (Yellowstone National Park was the first).
		While Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park were created by Congress at different times, they are managed as one park and share many miles of boundary.
	www.fresnohub.com /sequoia-national-park.html (300 words)

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