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Post by NatureNut on Sept 2, 2010 0:24:38 GMT -5
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Post by NatureNut on Sept 2, 2010 1:16:06 GMT -5
Boy, the light sure does some wonderful things in the Redwood forest, giving it an enchanted feel. We first toured the "Trees of Mystery". It was doggie-friendly so Angie got to go. We took a tram up into the treetops. And saw the mountains to the East, the Cascades. The Redwoods lie between those mountains and the Pacific Ocean, creating perfect conditions for the giants to thrive. Burls can be put in water and will grow baby trees. We saw them for sale in many local shops. Then we took a drive on some of the side roads through Redwood National Park. Kinda felt like I was in my element. This is how I feel about my fellow RTHers. Thanks for looking!
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Post by frane on Sept 2, 2010 8:26:50 GMT -5
Beautiful trip pictures and film! Looks like you are all having a great time! I think I would have been tempted to buy one of those burls and plant it here to see if it would grow. Fran
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spokanetim
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Post by spokanetim on Sept 2, 2010 8:49:45 GMT -5
I love the redwoods, they really make you think about life setting under under trees soooo big and old.
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 2, 2010 8:56:06 GMT -5
Love those redwoods! My great uncle used to have a home in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mtns near the UC Santa Cruz campus. Spent a lot of my youth wandering those forests. One of his neighbors had one of those burls in his basement that grew clear up through the center of his home. Kind of weird having an indoor tree but kind of cool too....Mel
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Sept 2, 2010 9:16:58 GMT -5
A magical place and certainly on my bucket list! Great pics Jo.
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Post by sitnwrap on Sept 2, 2010 9:23:46 GMT -5
That was just breath taking Jo. You really captured the spirit of it all. As soon as my husband wakes up I'm showing him your thread. It has been a life long dream to visit the Redwood Forest so if it doesn't come forth in reality, well your virtual trip is the next best thing.
Thanks for taking us along.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 2, 2010 9:39:33 GMT -5
Jo, those pictures sure bring back memories of camping trips back in the 50's. Did you try standing at the base of one of those giants, and looking up to try to see the top ? Many a tourist has ended up on their backside trying it. Thanks for the memories. Don
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Post by rockmanken on Sept 2, 2010 10:02:14 GMT -5
Great pictures Jo. Thanks for taking us along. I can remember the giant chestnut trees where I grew up in WVa. Of course, they were all dead from the blight that killed them, but there were several still standing that were dead. A lot laying on the ground. Ken
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Post by bobby1 on Sept 2, 2010 10:03:10 GMT -5
Jo, Did you get to go to the Indian Museum when you were at the Trees of mystery site? It has some really rare Indian artifacts. A few weeks ago I talked to one of the curators of the museum and they have been having to fend off the Smithsonian who really want some of the items that are in the this museum's collection. As you go into the museum and stay to the far left corner there are some artifacts that I donated to them from my dad's collection. Bob
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Post by NatureNut on Sept 2, 2010 10:45:09 GMT -5
I totally agree with everyone. This was a place I've been wanting to see all my life and what a thrill to experience it. We're staying in Eureka, and these places were north, we head south to the Avenue of the Giants today. If I have enough footage, I'll post more pics. Mel, a tree from a burl in his house? That's cool! Bobby, I'm ashamed to confess that no I didn't see it. I wanted to though. See, we're staying at a campground with lots of old trees with campsites and cabins incorporated. Our RV steps open right onto some roots of one of the trees and Bill took a tumble the night before we went and was sore as heck, LOL. He was loaded with Advil for yesterday's walk but was still sore as heck and I wanted to see the exhibit, but he was ready to get to the truck. If we get home early enough, I'll drive up there to see it, it would be so worth it.
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Post by Gem'n I on Sept 2, 2010 11:58:39 GMT -5
All I cab say is Wow and thanks for taking us along!!!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 2, 2010 16:00:39 GMT -5
Amazing trees, and great pics!!
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Post by Toad on Sept 2, 2010 17:50:44 GMT -5
I so want to see those live. Thanks for the pics.
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Post by NatureNut on Sept 2, 2010 18:22:59 GMT -5
It's totally do-able... when you think about it, we saw all these parks in two months... and there are alot cheaper ways to travel and sleep too.
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Steve
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Post by Steve on Sept 2, 2010 18:29:59 GMT -5
Beautiful, incidentally the Agate Beach in that area actually has agates. Small and hard to find but they are there. Probably good that they are small and few given the climb back up to the parking area.... We managed to kill our burls from our last trip there, but one of the redwood seedlings is still holding on.
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Post by NatureNut on Sept 2, 2010 19:01:56 GMT -5
Steve, Wanted to tell you, we did make it to Seven Devils in Oregon... beautiful beach... I can see why it is your favorite! Yeah, Angie and I started out to go to Agate Beach, but they have a no doggie rule, so they directed me to Big Lagoon instead.
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Post by Roller on Sept 2, 2010 19:03:39 GMT -5
cool video ...but Iam getting dizzy !! nice complimentary touch of music ...
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Post by NatureNut on Sept 2, 2010 19:05:06 GMT -5
Haha, almost fell over backwards a few times...
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Post by NatureNut on Sept 2, 2010 19:07:16 GMT -5
Angie was quite the little trooper up in that tram!
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