Redwoods & Record Hemlock Tree "Tsunami"

rick_reno wrote in post #12808968
great shots, i'd forgotten how big they are

Here is one more from Prairie Creek redwoods. Not so much an artsy photo, but meaty anyway.

I just step to the side and stand out of it's way.

Now here's one that may not get picked for next year's photo contest.

For your amusement ... a giant redwood with an unusual growth dangling. It's also got a cool burl higher up that sort of looks like a Lion's face.

Wow amazing!

kathfern wrote in post #12842257
Wow amazing!

Thanks.

As entering or flying over the Columbia River Gorge has a remarkable feeling to it, so do the coast redwoods.

There's even a time I prefer getting there. I try to time some arrivals to be coming west on Highway 199 into Gasquet and Hiouch, CA, about 1 hour before dark when the fog thickens around the tree tops.

Amazing how bigthey are.
Nice shots BTW.

Just a few weeks from my next visit.

Just got a new device for measuring, shown below. Tough choice, because it was either the laser rangefinder for 3k, or a Canon 5D Mk ii.

Hope the topic inspires a few people to take a trip in 2012 to these coast redwood forests.

The grove photo is Stout Grove, in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.

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When visiting the coast redwood parks in the far north part of California, this historic Carson Mansion in Eureka is worth a look. 1 minute from highway 101.