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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Even wondered how tallest trees on Earth, like Coast Redwoods, are measured? One of the most accurate ways is when people like researchers climb them and drop a long tape to the ground. Another method is with laser rangefinders. Actually, when we measured the world’s tallest pine … 268 feet … the climbers tape measurement […]
One grove along Avenue of the Giants that offers some nice photo background, is Saddler Grove. It does not have the biggest Coast Redwoods in the park, but it’s still interesting and photogenic. The stump shown below is still partially alive, where the extra stems emerge from it’s root system, and the small stubby things […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Just dug this photo out of the files yesterday for my Facebook page. It’s one of a few photo stitch images from a few years ago. For scale, you can see me near ground level. This Simpson Reed trail loop is still one of my favorites. The trailhead was moved around the corner to Walker […]
The image below shows some Oregon Spikemoss near the Mill Creek trail in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. This is not a moss, but a plant … Selaginella oregana. It can also grow on trees as an epiphyte. One description I found said that the fine stems can hang down up to 60 centimeters (about […]
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