Monday, April 12, 2010

The Avenue of Giants, Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Today we drove just a few miles to the “Avenue of Giants” in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Map picture

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On the Avenue of Giants parked at the visitor center.

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Downed tree with rings dated.

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In 1148 this tree began growing …. It was 839 years old when it fell in 1987.

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The first arrow reads 1215 Magna Charta Signed, then 1492 Columbus Lands in America, then 1579 Drake Lands in California, then 1620 Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock , then 1776 Declaration of Independence Signed, and last 1849 Humboldt Bay Discovered by Land.

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Inside the visitor center there is this motorhome built with a single log of redwood. This is Charles Kellogg’s ‘Travel-Log’ built from a 22 foot section of a 11 foot diameter tree in 1917.

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This is the campground we stayed at.

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Camping is second growth redwoods.

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Teri took this photo in the motorhome while driving the “Avenue of Giants”. As you can see not much light gets to the ground when raining.

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Just a little house in the tree.

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