The image to the left is a picture of two trees in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park. They are called the 'Faithful Couple.' They stand over two hundred feet tall and are several centuries old. You can see that the base looks like one tree but at the top the two distinct trees are visible. Under the surface of the trees the root systems are intertwined and offer mutual support to both trees. The sequoia forest was the favorite part of the trip for my daughters last summer. They were impressed with the majesty of the trees. We kept telling them that they were going to get to see some really big trees, but nothing could describe their awe as we explored the forest of these giants. The sequoia trees we saw on that trip were so old, that many were likely seedlings when Jesus walked on this earth and because they grow so slowly, many looked the same today as they looked when some of the first Western settlers in California discovered the forest. We were also impressed wit...