3,200 Years in one Photo

Hi,

I received this by email from a friend, and I thought it was a great story, I am always looking for something different to put on my blog so I hope you enjoy this.  Its taken me five goes to get blogger to print the words,  oh yes the pictures came out but the words no way,  anyway I hope this time its going to work and print it all.  

Amazingly awesome to think of the life of this tree! 

Thank God no loggers took it down.

Nor forest fires, nor earthquakes.  Just a quite life in a

California forest for all these years.

3200 Years in One Photo

Not every tree has a nickname,  but "The President" has

earned it.

This giant sequoia stands at 247 feet tall and is estimated 

to be over 3,200 years

Old. Image, this tree was already 1200 years old when

Jesus walked the earth.

The trunk of the President measures at 27 feet across

with 2 Billion needles

From base to top

Because of its unbelievable size,  this tree has never been

photographed in its

Entirety, until now.  National Geographic photographers

have worked along with

Scientists to try and create the first photo thats shows the

President in all its glory.

They had to climb the tree with pulleys and levers,  and 

took thousands of Photos.

Of those,  they selected 126 stitched them together,

To get this portrait of the President.

and here it is

The man standing at the bottom near the trunk is a good indicator of the trees size

Incredible, isn't it?

Hugs

Margaret