On the shoulders of the Sierra Nevada Mountains grow sequoia trees, the largest living things. On the coast grow their cousins, the redwood. So while not the correct species, I think Van Morrison’s song works.
Family under The General Sherman
Boy and his dog
Went out looking for the rainbow
You know what did they learn
Since that very day
Walking by the river
And running like a blue streak
Through the fields of streams and meadows
Laughing all the way
The Congress Trail, Sequoia National Park
Oh redwood tree
Please let us under
When we were young we used to go
Under the redwood tree
Tree halo
And it smells like rain
Maybe even thunder
Won't you keep us from all harm
Wonderful redwood tree
Sequoia sunset
And a boy and his father
Went out, went out looking for the lost dog
You know what oh haven't they learned
Since they did that together
They did not bring him back
He already had departed
But look at everything they have learned
Since that, since that very day
Van Morrison, Redwood Tree, 1972