Over the years, I’ve read numerous descriptions comparing trunks, claiming coast redwoods taper and giant sequoias don’t. Did those people just drive by without looking, and went on their merry way? The truth is that coast redwood and giant sequoia both have trunks that taper; and both have trunks that don’t (or barely) taper. I’ll give an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My answer … no. Aside from rare extremes (which I will explain), the answer is basically “no”. There is no part of the year where a great experience isn’t available. For photography, I tell people that late autumn to June is the best in the coast redwoods, but for this post let’s stick with basic hiking, […]
General Sherman giant sequoia in the Giant Forest of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. The “Sherminator” (some say) is on American Forest’s national national registry as the champion Sequoiadendron. October 2017, my wife Jan, joined me to visit this park. Surprisingly, the most outstanding sight was not General Sherman, but other scenery. The General is magnificent. But there’s […]
For anyone following on Facebook … Redwood National and State Parks posted videos August 7th & 9th with several rangers sharing about coast redwoods. All 3 videos made some claims about growth and foliage that sound incorrect. It’s worth the time to provide a few minutes of clarification. The August 7th video claimed that redwood “reiterations” ( extra […]
2017 saw scores of hyperbola, opinion and fact pertaining to climate, change and redwoods. After hearing both sides, it was apparent nobody can predict the future. But a few tried and fear was a common thread. Personally, I would like the old growth redwood forests to last forever. But realistically, the future is unknown. Therefore, what is the […]
The redwood below is a rare albino coast redwood I refer to as “Generation Snowflake” It lurks in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, east of the Rockefeller (Tall) coast redwood. If you want to read more about these white trees, see my page on Albino Redwoods. Among these rare growths, Generation Snowflake exemplifies how fragile and dependent albino […]
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