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Redwood National Park
and Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California
25-26th November 2005 |
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Chandelier
Drive Thru Tree outside Leggett |
Chandelier
Drive Thru Tree |
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Bolling
Grove, Humboldt Redwoods State Park |
Mushrooms
on moss in Bolling Grove |
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Wood
borer paths on Redwood |
Bolling Grove, Humboldt Redwoods |
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Mossy
maples near Humboldt Redwood visitor center |
Autumn
colours in Founders Grove, Humboldt Redwoods |
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These
coast redwoods are over 300ft tall |
Founders
Grove, Humboldt Redwoods |
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How
can redwoods survive when half of their trunk is missing? |
Mushroom
community - there's life big and small here! |
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Looking
up into the redwood canopy |
The
fallen Dyerville giant in Humboldt Redwoods |
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Autumn
colours in Founders Grove, Humboldt Redwoods |
Driftwood
on beach, near Orick |
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Morning
mist at Elk Prairie, Redwoods National Park |
Morning
light at Redwood National Park |
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Mossy
trees at Big Tree Wayside |
Redwoods
in the morning mist |
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Tall
Trees Grove |
Redwood
Creek overlook |
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Mushrooom
on fallen redwood |
Beams
of sunlight light catch the ever present mist near Tall Trees
Grove |
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Beams
of sunlight in Tall Trees Grove |
Ferns
on the forest floor illuminated by sunlight |
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Ferns
and mosses on maple |
Big
leaf maple cloaked in moss |
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Roosevelt
elk near Orick |
We
saved the biggest tree until last - The Giant Tree in Rockefeller
Forest, Humboldt Redwoods |
The
trip: |
We finally got to see the world's tallest trees at Humboldt Redwoods State Park and Redwood National Park in northern California. At 362ft, we thought we'd seen the tallest redwood in the Tall Trees Grove in Redwood National Park but no - the current champion is a whopping 370ft tall and can be found in Rockefeller Forest, Humboldt Redwoods Sate Park. These trees have to be seen to be believed - a photo doesn't do them justice. It was a rapid trip leaving the day after thanksgiving from a rainy San Francisco to a cold but beautiful Northen California. We had a cold and wet camp but great weather in the trees during the days to see them by ourselves and at their best. An extra unexpected highlight was the proliferation of mushrooms and toadstools that provided interest at the base of the giants. |
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Last updated November 30th, 2005
unique visitors since July 26 2005