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Last year over 200 people trekked into the National Forest to see the Nation’s Christmas Tree called General Grant. Don’t be confused by the name! This is not the tree that gets axed, shipped and decorated at the White House in Washington, D.C. General Grant tree in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park is a national shrine in memory of the men and women of the Armed Forces who have served, fought, and died to keep America free. That is why a wreath is laid at the base of the General Grant Tree during the Trek to the Nation’s Christmas Tree event. Each year the Sanger, Calif. Chamber of Commerce and National Parks Service co-host the event on the 2nd Sunday in December. You can sign up, pay a fee, and ride the Sanger Chamber of Commerce bus to the event. Yes, it’s cold. Yes, it may snow. Yes, it’s one of the most inspiring journeys you can experience.

“We are gathered here around a tree that is worthy of representing the spirit of America on Christmas Day. That spirit is best expressed in the plain things of life, the love of the family circle, the simple life of the out-of-doors. The tree is a pillar that is a testimony that things of the spirit transcend those of the flesh.” — Colonel John White