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Lost Man's Fault Redwood

Do fallen redwoods really gain 100s of species?

The redwood shown below is a fallen titan that was a single trunk about 24 feet diameter. If you look closely, you can see the tiny human speck on top where my red shirt is visible. I chose this photo to help help clarify something about fallen coast redwoods. At least twice this summer, I […]

Stout Redwood Grove Deck

The Stout Tree Deck. A Pipe Dream?

Stout Grove saw some changes between 2017 and 2018, including a broad wooden deck in front of the Stout Tree. In other spots, chunks of wood were moved to block social trails with available materials. The latter looked functional and practical, but the investment of time and money for the deck is questionable. To keep […]

Curly Redwood Coast Forest Wood

BIGFOOT .. 30,000 cu. ft. “curly redwood”

A few years ago, I was exploring around Redwood National Park with a friend Thomas from Germany. We discovered a huge coast redwood and named it BIGFOOT. This was the beginning of exploration that later involved Chris Atkins, leading to finding new largest coast redwoods. Due to certain unique features, I decided to keep Bigfoot […]

Redwood Wedding Prairie Creek

“Undocumented” Redwood Weddings

Several years ago, I asked the park service how many weddings happen in Redwood National and State Parks, and was surprised to learn how few. But after a few years I learned that far more weddings happen than most people or the parks realize. I’ve been photographing some redwood weddings and keep track of couples who […]

Coast Redwood Forest Seedling

“Seen a tree” ? Let’s Think About That !

Have you ever heard of Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)? According to history, this author & aviator wrote: “You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky” Sounds wise on the surface, but is it true? Without detracting from her many achievements, her own words imply she may never have “seen” a tree. Let’s review […]

Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt

If you’ve seen one redwood, you’ve seen them all !

Early 2018, I was photographing redwoods along Mattole Rd., and a commonly repeated quote came to mind: “If’ you’ve seen one redwood, you’ve seen them all“.  I understand each redwood is different, and probably better than 999 out of each 1000 people. But this patch of forest made me realize where a few people may […]