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Packsaddle Grove is a medium sized sequoia grove on Giant Sequoia National Monument located in the South Creek of the Kern River watershed. It is a fairly wet grove because it straddles Packsaddle Creek and its tributaries. This compact grove offers a rare look at a truly old growth forest where California condors have lived, and may once again do. The main access to this grove is via dirt roads and cross-country hiking. The terrain is steep, so it's a difficult hike. You can only visit this grove in the summer when the roads are open. The main option for seeing this grove is to hike cross-country through it. ==Noteworthy trees== * Packsaddle Giant, with a volume of approx. and the fourth-largest ground perimeter of any sequoia at . * Candelabra Tree, with a volume of , It has many large limbs that lead to a great crown of foliage. * Ghost Tree (sometimes referred to as General Lee Tree, of which however exist several in different groves), a once much larger tree with a heavily broken top, but growing a new top shoot (leader). This tree has a volume of . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Packsaddle Grove」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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