To give you an idea of the size of these trees consider that the road is wide enough for 2 cars to pass ant the tree here is as wide as the road.
i've been to the sequoia nat'l park...totally awesome!!! favorite highway???? highway one, of course!!!! i have a home in santa barbara...are you near there, by any chance?
I am up the coast several hundred miles from Santa Barbara. In fact we are closer to Oregon than we are to there. These are taken near here along a stretch of the old 101 highway.
oh, well, perhaps i'll get to meet you on the way to see my friends in washington state someday...g'nite!!
Zany, great picture! How is it looking up? Dizzying?? LOL
wow! I've always been amazed at these trees. They are just so massive and I just know that photos can't capture the greatness. I want to see these one day with my own eyes. Great photo zany.
I used to live in Ferndale when I was in the Navy in 1987 and I loved driving throught the Avenue of the Giants, I'm surprised they all haven't been logged yet
Except for a few small stands all the old growth forests are now protected in parks and wilderness areas. The largest threat to them now seems to be over protection. The practice of putting out all fires for several decades has left the forests with too much duff and brush so that when they do burn the fires are hotter than nature intended and the forest is destroyed instead of being renewed.
On the upside, practices are begining to change and hopefully the threat of loosing these magnificent forests will be a distant memory for our Grandchildren as they hike through the
trails our generation have created.
Ferndale is still as charming as ever!
Seeing those majestic trees in person, I was in awe. I'll never forget it as long as I live.
Making me miss my home state. Thanks for the pictures. Yes they are awe inspiring in person.
Saw one in the Copenhagen botanical garden. It was only about 30-40 years
(just a baby)
I was amazed by how soft the bark was, as I always thought the texture was more like the common “pine”. One of my dreams is to see a redwood forest :o))
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice phoro and beautiful plants.
Kaleem
