Visiting Redwoods

[aspen]

Looks a bit nippy there

[mdvaden]

Looks a bit nippy there

 

It's cool. I removed some detail from that image ... and it still seems nippy

 

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One more of the Smith River fork. Look for the patio and rails. Coast Redwood and Pine trees overlap natural range here.

 

[mdvaden]

Like much of the coastal area forests, there's some good looking mushrooms to be found in Autumn. But most visitors are coming for the big trees, not autumn mushrooms. Although, some visitors do want some Bigleaf maple autumn color in October and November with the redwood photos. Avenue of the Giants in particular.

 

[mdvaden]

For those who will not visit in April or May, here's one stretch of Bald Hills overlooking Redwood National Park

 

[mdvaden]

Also from this last week, a large Coast Redwood in Redwood National Park. Covered both high and low elevation with miles and miles of hiking and bushwhacking.

 

[carlos]

hardly appropriate hiking or bushwhacking attire!

thanks again for the great photos, hatching a plan to visit for my 40th but that is donkeys years away so plenty time to save.

[mdvaden]

hardly appropriate hiking or bushwhacking attire!

thanks again for the great photos, hatching a plan to visit for my 40th but that is donkeys years away so plenty time to save.

 

Carlos ... on this particular day, it was over 80 degrees F ... and that was probably fairly appropriate and likely for someone out of Arcata (college town) to the south.

 

But check out my page on this tree and check out the outfit taken on the reverse side of the tree ...

 

Fusion Giant. 2008 2nd Largest Coast Redwood. Sequoia sempervirens.

 

A bit more out of the ordinary.

[mdvaden]

For those who haven't followed my FB page "Redwood Forest" ... this could be a new one for you. Redwood National and State Parks .... single trunk. Chris Atkins for scale.

 

[aspen]

Hi Mario,

We are in northern cailfornia for about the last week in June.

Can you give me a list of top places to visit for big trees & anything else worth visiting.

On our hit list so far is the avenue of the giants & Eureka.

Cheers

Michael

[campanula]

Yosemite is nearer than King's Canyon or Sequoia National Park and I would also second the suggestion to rent a car (or better, an RV) - a terrific sight.