Fwd: 3200 Years in One Photo

[Travis]

  *3200 Years in One Photo... the tree is called (The President)*

               *It takes a special kind of tree to have a nickname.*


   *[image:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-40NA7FIyhRc/U0tLkwI7EBI/AAAAAAAAMgM/TJHONOWXCp4/s1600/0.jpg]*
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    *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. Imagine, this tree was already 1200 years old when Jesus walked
the earth.*


   *[image:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-59-5e38UzE8/U0tLeObANGI/AAAAAAAAMgE/MUB3UIEGWu8/s1600/1.jpg]*
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    *The trunk of the  president measures at 27 feet across, with 2 BILLION
needles from base to top.*


   *[image:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X9eEg-jbFV4/U0tLYySgmKI/AAAAAAAAMf8/0bIdRrlFtuE/s1600/2.jpg]*
<http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X9eEg-jbFV4/U0tLYySgmKI/AAAAAAAAMf8/0bIdRrlFtuE/s1600/2.jpg>


    *Because of its unbelievable size, this tree has never been
photographed in its entirety. Until now. A team of National Geographic
photographers have worked along with scientists to try and create the first
photo that shows the president in all its glory.*

   *[image:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XI2iVbjJdWQ/U0tLS_X6CMI/AAAAAAAAMf0/C_eCy5Hbg0U/s1600/3.jpg]*
<http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XI2iVbjJdWQ/U0tLS_X6CMI/AAAAAAAAMf0/C_eCy5Hbg0U/s1600/3.jpg>


   *They had to climb the tree with pulleys and levers, and took thousands
of photos.  Of those, they selected 126 and stitched them together, to get
this incredible portrait of the President.*


   *[image:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k_e531DHPV0/U0tLMfHHv5I/AAAAAAAAMfs/_cEpWVsFU6M/s1600/4.jpg]*
<http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k_e531DHPV0/U0tLMfHHv5I/AAAAAAAAMfs/_cEpWVsFU6M/s1600/4.jpg>


   *And here it is:*


   *[image:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f2pzpWWYXzc/U0tLCN7rUTI/AAAAAAAAMfk/1ORa53OUBFk/s1600/last.jpg]*
<http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f2pzpWWYXzc/U0tLCN7rUTI/AAAAAAAAMfk/1ORa53OUBFk/s1600/last.jpg>

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