In the Magnificent Kauri Groves of the North

This was the tree that I nearly walked right past.  I was paying so close attention to what was beneath my feet that I really didn't notice what was above my head.  This tree had such a presence.  It  wasn't even close to being the biggest of the kauris, but it was among the most beautiful.  The kauris are a bit different than a lot of trees.  They don't taper very much from the base to where the branches begin.  If you look at the massive redwoods of California, the diameter of the trunk where the branches begins might be half the diameter of the base.  Not so with the kauris.  While they might be smaller at the base, they have almost as much mass as many of the redwoods.