Most visitors to Redwood National and State Parks are content with hiking, maps, and Coast Redwoods for which visitor centers provide general directions. For a few others … that will not fill their appetite for redwoods. Those few others keep plugging along until they find each of the largest known, wherever they may be. One […]
Ever been curious who the persons were to ascend and climb into old growth Coast Redwood canopy? Best I know … the answer includes Gerald (Jerry) Beranek, presently near Ft. Bragg, California. And he conveyed that at least two others … Vassy and Castro … were got up there about 7 years before he did. I […]
This is a Lichen called “Fairy Puke” … specifically Icmadophila ericetorus. The photo was taken near a research study plot in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. It is not rare, but far from common-place. I see Black Bear about as often as Fairy Puke in Redwood National and State Parks. Although, I’d probably find Icmadophila […]
Just got a copy of a new book COAST REDWOOD “TREE OF DREAMS AND FORTUNE” by G. F. Beranek. Probably the most photographically loaded book ever in my bookcase or office. The author, a previous Coast Redwood and Timber Faller turned author and photographer, wrote me that this book is virtually opposite of his other […]
My July visit to Founders Grove quickly brought to mind the figure of speech “spitting” or “pissing in the wind” after reading signs to stay off logs, so wood can naturalize new vegetation growth on top. The intentions are good , but it seems like a futile effort after observing visitors. Even if 90 people […]
One of my favorite locations for photography is Stout Grove in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. And in that grove, there is one outstanding group of Coast Redwood trunks that I find remarkable for a background behind, and surrounding visitors. Here are two examples below … select each image to enlarge.
Recently updated my Albino Coast Redwood page with an email and contact if any of you happen to know of a newly found or lesser-known albino Coast Redwood. If you know of one, and the location, contact … Zane Moore or Tom Stapleton [email protected] Whether the albino redwood is 50 feet tall, 4 inches tall, […]
The photo below shows part of a huge limb, like 150 ft. up from the ground, on Arco Giant, the 11th largest known Coast Redwood. This shot taken with a zoom lens, sort of has a story to tell. The branch collar to the right indicates that there was more to the limb once, and […]
The past few years, hopes for an even taller tree than Hyperion fizzled away. One reason being that redwood parks had been scanned using planes carrying LiDAR equipment, and word got around that the data located all the remaining super tall coast redwoods. Not taller than Hyperion at just under 380 ft., … but some […]
After the photo of Lost Monarch with Kiera in the red dress got 100,000 views on Facebook, it came to mind to try something similar with Sir Isaac Newton, the 7th largest coast redwood. Although, this time with a yellow dress. This photo looks optimum 16′ x 20″ or bigger, but this web size photo […]
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