Topic - Sequoia National

Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890 to protect above sea level. The park is south of, and contiguous with, Kings Canyon National Park; the two parks are administered by the National Park Service together as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. UNESCO designated the areas as Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve in 1976. - Source: Wikipedia

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This photo provided by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office shows a shot out rear window of a California Highway Patrol vehicle in Exeter, Calif., in Tulare County, in central California, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Authorities say a California Highway Patrol officer and a suspect were struck by bullets during a shootout in Exeter in the San Joaquin Valley after a vehicle pursuit. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office says Friday that the CHP officer was hit in the shoulder and is expected to survive her injuries. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office via AP )

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Ashley Cleveland is a volunteer with Outdoor Afro, in Salt Lake City, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Utah is known for its outdoors culture, but people of color often don't have the same level of access to the state's famous natural features. Cleveland, 32, is an advisory committee member for the state Office of Outdoor Recreation and Utah’s only volunteer leader for Outdoor Afro, a nonprofit that helps Black people meet up and engage with the outdoors. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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The August Complex Fire burns near Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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FILE - In this July 4, 2018, file photo, provided by Chelly Dao, Ling Dao poses for a selfie at the Ashby Inn &amp; Restaurant in Paris, Va. Authorities say the body of Ling Dao, a hiker from Virginia, was found on Mount Whitney after a three-day search in snowy and icy terrain of California's tallest peak. The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that an air search located the body of Dao on the north side of the 14,505-foot (4,421-meter) mountain in Sequoia National Park. (Ling Dao/Chelly Dao via AP)

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