Some pictures from the Archives – The Redwood forest in
California that we visited last year.
The Big Basin has different trails and you can select
the trail you want depending upon the time you have at your disposal.
The trees are real tall and the size of the trees can be
judged by these pictures when compared with people in front of the tree (or
rather inside the tree)
I like the confident stance of this little guy:
Surprisingly for a tree of this height the roots are
only 6 to 10 feet deep, but they grow laterally holding on to the roots of the
adjacent trees.
There are some endangered species of birds here. One of
the sea birds, the Marbled Murrelet, nests in the canopy of the old growth of
Redwood trees.
These birds lay only one
egg in a year. Unfortunately the Steller Jay bird is a threat to these eggs
as they chase away the Marbled Murrelet and eat up the egg. This is a huge loss
to the species. One of the reasons why the Steller Jay bird visits this place
is the easy availability of food left by visitors. This is well explained in this video
To protect these birds, visitors are strictly warned not
to litter nor leave any crumbs of food after eating.
Once you climb up a little you get to see a magnificent view of the hills and how these trees cover the place.
Noticed many professional photographers with their
complete kit making the best of it.
There are two trees that are named as the Mother of the
Forest and the Father of the Forest. The sizes of these trees are given here:
Some more pictures can be seen in this 3 min video:
16 comments:
After reading this (about the Marbled Murrelet) I realise how delicate is the balance of nature. - Charles
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would love to see such trees in person!!
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I have been to California but not this forest (what a miss!). Father and mother of the forest...hmm that's unique!
Hari Om
Atmosphere 'plus' under that canopy I bet! Having read several items about the redwoods, I don't think I ever heard anyone mention how the roots interconnect - I learned something today. Nature is a truly amazing thing and it's balance ever-changing, but it doesn't need us to speed that change along. A really good post Joe! YAM xx
Very interesting information. Will try our best to visit this place soon.
Very nice and informative post Joe Uncle,
Last year we too had been to California..and had made a point to visit the Redwood forest..it is far and wide,huge,has pin-drop silence when you enter deeper...giant trees and area is very well maintained..the spot where we see the little kid take his picture (the little cave in the tree trunk)..did refresh our memories, for i too did click my kids picture at the very same spot..
The trees make us feel so tiny in age and experience when we stand in front of them
..Thank you - Jalaja
Love the trees - and the birds. 'Take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints'.
Thanks for stopping at my blog.
I enjoyed your pictures! Someday I hope to see the redwoods in person.
Fantastic photos. My husband and brother visited here a few years ago and loved it.
I went to Muir Woods in California a long time ago and saw the Redwoods there. Might be time for another visit!
I visited the big Redwood trees up near Oregan - they were huge and one you could actually drive under it.
Enjoyed seeing your photos and thanks for visiting me.
Have a good week
WOW.. visitng and seeing the Trees is on my bucket list for sure ..
beautiful pics .. thank you for sharing
Bikram
Thanks Joe..
Nice to see your blogs .. Informative and interesting
UGK
these trees are amazing! I've never been around any trees this large. very cool!
Great info about the giant tall trees. The tallest i have seen have been at Port Blair. Those tall Mahua Trees at Havelock Radhanagar Beach. But they would perhaps fade in comparison. It's always great visiting ur posts. :)
I've seen the redwoods. It is truly a magnificent area. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing.
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