The past few weeks, another coast redwood greater than 24 ft. diameter was discovered in Redwood National and State Parks. The average diameter at dbh, chest height, was 24.80 ft.. Redwood National and State Parks recently posted on Facebook that a 23.7 ft. wide Big Tree in Prairie Creek was the 3rd widest known. The recent discovery […]
The photo below shows a very unusual tree that appears to be a 235 ft. tall Weeping Western Hemlock in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. If you look carefully at the top of the hemlock, there are shapes that resemble an old man’s mustache, and large nose. Like our other post-2013 discoveries, specific tree names […]
Just added a new page to the site about Westridge trail in Prairie Creek. Its a wonderful trail for hiking and photography. To keep this post brief, here’s a small image and the page link for more information. http://www.mdvaden.com/redwood_trail_westridge.shtml Image: Westridge Trail
Recently, I added a section to my 2014 discoveries page about other redwood explorers of the last 50 years. Here is the infoin a nutshell. The photo is Dr. Steve Sillett of HSU, exploring Jedediah Smith Redwoods Ron Hildebrant, among the explorer network, goes back years with Michael Taylor. After Dyerville Giant of Humboldt Redwoods […]
Welcome to the Hobbit House of Prairie Creek redwoods … if you have imagination. This room within a redwood also has a window with a beautiful forest view. The area is Cal-Barrel Rd., off Drury Pkwy. The old road has a lot of scenery, and it probably should be rated as a hike. There are […]
The men in the photo are from Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, an organization that collects samples from largest trees of various species. They are The Cloners who propagate thousands of genetic jouvenile trees. The aim is to preserve genetics and reforest areas. The nature of the what they do more or less implies the clones are superior. […]
Bringing 2014 to an end, I want to share the story behind the Coast Redwood photo some refer to as “The Lady in Red”. The print was released 20″ x 30″ with another moniker … but that name sounds good too. … continued below image I wanted to capture the beauty and size of it just […]
Late November, 2014, I updated pages after we remeasured the world’s tallest known maple and hemlock. A Bigleaf Maple called Humboldt Honey, and Western Hemlock called Tsunami. Each measured about 2 feet taller than a few years ago. The latest laser measurement was last November. I photographed the tops last winter and was aware of […]
The group below are students, teachers and adults, who were staying at the Howland Hill Outdoor School on the edge of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The image shows them on Boy Scout Tree trail the first morning after their arrival the evening before. If you search online “National Park Service, Howland Hill Outdoor School” […]
Just added these two images to my prints. These will be available as 14″ x 14″ prints on canvas. For prices, etc., see www.vadenphotography.com One is from Jedediah Smith redwoods. The other is the harbor in Crescent City.
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