07/05: Foggy, foggy day
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Ah, weather just the way the Redwoods like it. Cool, foggy, drizzly --- perfect. Well, not so great for photos --- same tune I've been whining for several days now.
Last night after dinner we walked around Eureka cameraless missing several great photo ops. So, this morning we toured Eureka. There's a beautiful harbour and a quaint Victorian downtown.
The Carson Mansion is owned by a private club (The Ingomar Club) that maintains the building and grounds while providing fine dining and social experiences for its members.
Continuing north we reach The Redwoods State and National Parks.
We know we've arrived when we see this herd of Elk. There are seven herds of elk in the park.
Lady Bird Johnson Grove is stands of old-growth redwood, Douglas fir and tanoak and is the site where Lady Bird Johnson dedicated Redwood National Park in 1968.
This stand of redwoods is different from the ones we walked through yesterday. The trees seem larger in diameter (which means they are older), the density of trees is less leading to more variety in under growth.
This grove is also home to some wildflowers and rhododendrons.
The rhododendrons added an entire new dimension (colour) to the walking around a redwood stand.
Another interesting place in the park is Fern canyon.
Fern Canyon is a narrow canyon where the 50 foot walls are completely covered by ferns and mosses and are dripping with moisture. Steven Spielberg chose Fern Canyon as a location for Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World.
We hiked another trail called the Cathedral Trees Trail which took us pass many very large trees and groups of trees (3, 4 or more trees growing close together and sometimes merging at the bottom).
One tree the trail took us to was the big tree. In the left photo I'm standing beside the tree and the right photo is looking up.The big tree is
height 304 feet or 92.6 meters
diameter 21.6 feet or 6.6 meters
circumference 68 feet or 20.7 meters
estimated age 1500 years
Instead of cutting a chunk out of the tree, they made a tunnel.
The floor of the forest is generally covered by ferns. The part of tree in the photo on the right should have an interesting story to tell. There are several chainsaw score marks on the trunks in about 3 foot increments and a chainsaw chain stuck in the top cut about 12 feet from the ground. Too bad the tree wouldn't talk.
We plan to spend the night just north of Crescent City. About 5 minutes south of Crescent City, the sun appeared and we had clear sky. Just because it was sunny we stopped and took this photo as we were descending to Crescent City.
Last night after dinner we walked around Eureka cameraless missing several great photo ops. So, this morning we toured Eureka. There's a beautiful harbour and a quaint Victorian downtown.
The Carson Mansion is owned by a private club (The Ingomar Club) that maintains the building and grounds while providing fine dining and social experiences for its members.
Continuing north we reach The Redwoods State and National Parks.
We know we've arrived when we see this herd of Elk. There are seven herds of elk in the park.
Lady Bird Johnson Grove is stands of old-growth redwood, Douglas fir and tanoak and is the site where Lady Bird Johnson dedicated Redwood National Park in 1968.
This stand of redwoods is different from the ones we walked through yesterday. The trees seem larger in diameter (which means they are older), the density of trees is less leading to more variety in under growth.
This grove is also home to some wildflowers and rhododendrons.
The rhododendrons added an entire new dimension (colour) to the walking around a redwood stand.
Another interesting place in the park is Fern canyon.
Fern Canyon is a narrow canyon where the 50 foot walls are completely covered by ferns and mosses and are dripping with moisture. Steven Spielberg chose Fern Canyon as a location for Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World.
We hiked another trail called the Cathedral Trees Trail which took us pass many very large trees and groups of trees (3, 4 or more trees growing close together and sometimes merging at the bottom).
One tree the trail took us to was the big tree. In the left photo I'm standing beside the tree and the right photo is looking up.The big tree is
height 304 feet or 92.6 meters
diameter 21.6 feet or 6.6 meters
circumference 68 feet or 20.7 meters
estimated age 1500 years
Instead of cutting a chunk out of the tree, they made a tunnel.
The floor of the forest is generally covered by ferns. The part of tree in the photo on the right should have an interesting story to tell. There are several chainsaw score marks on the trunks in about 3 foot increments and a chainsaw chain stuck in the top cut about 12 feet from the ground. Too bad the tree wouldn't talk.
We plan to spend the night just north of Crescent City. About 5 minutes south of Crescent City, the sun appeared and we had clear sky. Just because it was sunny we stopped and took this photo as we were descending to Crescent City.