General Grant Tree, Kings Canyon: Merry Christmas from the Nation’s Christmas Tree

Every year since 1964 a tree has been selected to become the “Capitol Christmas Tree.”  The tree makes a publicized trek across the US, ultimately reaching Washington DC for a big lighting ceremony.  In 2011 I visited the Capitol Christmas Tree in Sonora, California, when a Sierra White Fir was selected from the Stanislaus National Forest for the honor. It was an impressive sight, the giant tree on the back…