A view of the mountains in winter from Montecito Sequoia Lodge, between Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. A pine cone and needle in the snow. A weatherbeaten tree with a fresh dusting of snow on a ridge at about 8,000 ft. in Kings Canyon National Park, on the trail to Big Baldy. The General Grant Tree in General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park. also known as the Nation's Christmas Tree. The General Grant Tree in General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park. also known as the Nation's Christmas Tree. The General Grant Tree in General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park. also known as the Nation's Christmas Tree. The General Grant Tree in General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park. also known as the Nation's Christmas Tree. A standing Sequoia towers over a fallen neighbor in the General Grant Grove. The General Grant Grove trail in Kings Canyon National Park. Big Baldy (left, 8,209 ft.) in winter with the Sequoia grove of Redwood Canyon below in Kings Canyon National Park. Spanish Mountain (10,051 ft.) and the Obelisk (9.700 ft.) in winter, Kings Canyon National Park, taken from the General's Highway overlook. Spanish Mountain (10,051 ft.) in winter, Kings Canyon National Park, taken from the General's Highway overlook. Big Baldy (8,209 ft.) in winter, Kings Canyon National Park.