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Hike Big Stump Loop Trail, Kings Canyon National Park, California
2-mile loop winds through huge stumps of logged sequoias interspersed with young sequoias, serving as a reminder of how long it takes to grow these giant trees and how logging affected them.
The Mark Twain Stump has a unique story to tell. In 1891, while lumbermen were cutting other sequoia trees for grapevine stakes, lumber, and shake shingles, the Mark Twain Tree was selected for another fate - world fame.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City wanted a cross section of a giant sequoia for display. The Mark Twain Tree was chosen to provide the slab. Through this huge tree's sacrifice, many people far from California could marvel at the immensity of sequoias. Some vowed to preserve the remaining giants as living, growing monuments.
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