Our introduction to the redwoods Date: 08/06/2005 Our introduction to the redwoods
Me, beside a fallen redwood Date: 08/06/2005 Me, beside a fallen redwood
It hurt your neck to look up so often Date: 08/06/2005 It hurt your neck to look up so often
Many of the trees were hollowed out by fire Date: 08/06/2005 Many of the trees were hollowed out by fire
Tammy, decidedly skinny before one fat, fat tree Date: 08/06/2005 Tammy, decidedly skinny before one fat, fat tree
I always knew she was a tree hugger Date: 08/06/2005 I always knew she was a tree hugger
Hard to believe the Sequoias are actually wider Date: 08/06/2005 Hard to believe the Sequoias are actually wider
Note much left Date: 08/06/2005 Note much left
Even hollowed out, the external structure provides nutrients to the top, and the trees continue to grow Date: 08/06/2005 Even hollowed out, the external structure provides nutrients to the top, and the trees continue to grow
Me, unsure which end of this tree is the top Date: 08/06/2005 Me, unsure which end of this tree is the top
Now to get down... Date: 08/06/2005 Now to get down...
Tammy, before the root structure of a fallen tree Date: 08/06/2005 Tammy, before the root structure of a fallen tree
Awww... so cute Date: 08/06/2005 Awww... so cute
A redwood root system Date: 08/06/2005 A redwood root system
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You get dizzy looking up at these things Date: 08/06/2005 You get dizzy looking up at these things
Tammy Date: 08/06/2005 Tammy
Too darned cute Date: 08/06/2005 Too darned cute
Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City Date: 08/06/2005 Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City
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The green clovers are red underneath Date: 08/07/2005 The green clovers are red underneath
I swear, from the top those really are (BIG) green clovers Date: 08/07/2005 I swear, from the top those really are (BIG) green clovers
Redwood forests develop the world's greatest reported volume of living matter per unit of land surface Date: 08/07/2005 Redwood forests develop the world's greatest reported volume of living matter per unit of land surface
These trees average age is 500-700 years, but left alone they'll survive to reach 2000 Date: 08/07/2005 These trees average age is 500-700 years, but left alone they'll survive to reach 2000
Apparently the camera has a sepia tone built-in Date: 08/07/2005 Apparently the camera has a sepia tone built-in
I like this photo Date: 08/07/2005 I like this photo
We nicknamed this tree 'The DNA Strand' Date: 08/07/2005 We nicknamed this tree 'The DNA Strand'
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A Roosevelt Elk, trying to ignore us... Date: 08/07/2005 A Roosevelt Elk, trying to ignore us...
he failed Date: 08/07/2005 he failed
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The entrance to Fern Canyon Date: 08/07/2005 The entrance to Fern Canyon
The bottom of the redwoods is the top of the canyon Date: 08/07/2005 The bottom of the redwoods is the top of the canyon
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Makeshift bridges keep your feet (reasonably) dry Date: 08/07/2005 Makeshift bridges keep your feet (reasonably) dry
You really feel lost in the forest down here Date: 08/07/2005 You really feel lost in the forest down here
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A giant salamander Date: 08/07/2005 A giant salamander
I've never seen one so big and heavy Date: 08/07/2005 I've never seen one so big and heavy
His skin was rather dry, far less slimy than I expected Date: 08/07/2005 His skin was rather dry, far less slimy than I expected
Look ma, no hands Date: 08/07/2005 Look ma, no hands
Me, on a redwood that's fallen into Fern Canyon Date: 08/07/2005 Me, on a redwood that's fallen into Fern Canyon
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That's a lot higher up than it looks! Date: 08/07/2005 That's a lot higher up than it looks!
The elk were still out, all along the beach Date: 08/08/2005 The elk were still out, all along the beach
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I just thought that little guy was so darned cute Date: 08/08/2005 I just thought that little guy was so darned cute
Me, inside a living redwood Date: 08/08/2005 Me, inside a living redwood
Tammy, at one with nature Date: 08/08/2005 Tammy, at one with nature
It's hard to believe that tree is still over a hundred feet tall, alive and well Date: 08/08/2005 It's hard to believe that tree is still over a hundred feet tall, alive and well
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