Reub's journey

07 December 2015

Inheritance

 Son, never throw a punch at a redwood tree.
Tom Selleck


It's hard to explain how large a redwood is. Photographs can't really capture it.



Some of the big guys are 20 meters (65 feet) in circumference.




And over 90 meters (300 feet) tall, a football field on end.


 This tree was a baby when the Visigoths roamed Europe, and  already about a thousand years old when Marco Polo was exploring Asia.



 A redwood forest is very still most days. No wind.



 No sound.



 The forest floor.



 Base of a tree.


 Surface.



 Clear water.



 An inheritance from long ago, the redwoods.


31 comments:

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    1. They are.You should come up here and see them sometime, a change from Texas. :-)

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  2. I remember feeling I was in a very special place as I stood, surrounded by those gentle giants.

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  3. One of my most favorite places to go. Son and I camped for a week among the giants. We measured the trees with hugs - the largest took twelve before we met on the other side :)

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  4. What a beautiful post. The redwoods are amazing. I love to visit them - they are immense but quiet. Your photos do them justice.

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    1. I took a zillion pics, but it's hard to capture the redwoods. Not sure I did.

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  5. Walking through a redwood forest is a very special experience. Stanley Park in Vancouver has a redwood forest that I walked through in the summer. It was an awe inspiring walk. I could imagine landing in a ship and finding such a place. Your photos are beautiful, Kerry. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Yes, imagine landing in North America and coming upon these trees. And all of the other great wonders of the West. Sacred places.

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  6. I am sure the "base of the tree" photo shows an Ent in repose.

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    1. Haha! You are so right! There's a face in that base.

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  7. Great photos! I was visiting the redwoods in mid-Sept on my way back from Lassen National Park. I didn't get to spend much time, so a return trip is in the future.

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    1. SO much to see in northern CA. The redwood parks are divvied up into state and national reserves; we managed to stop at 6 different groves and could easily go back for more. Would love to go to Lassen, but first should probably hike Oregon's Obsidian Trail.

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  8. That last photo is really special although all of them are truly lovely. Maybe some day we will figure out how to talk to trees!

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    1. Thank you Tabor. These trees have been around soooo long; I wonder what they would say.

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  9. What lovely pictures to share. I love being in a forest like this, it is almost like a fairy tale.

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    1. Yes, magical. The old growth forests in Oregon are also awe-inspiring, but the ancient redwoods have a draw of their very own.

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  10. Thank you, thank you for this wonderful post. I did not know these things and now I want to see a redwood up close and personal.

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    1. Granny, come west! You would love it. However you will feel teeny tiny next to a redwood. :)

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  11. I've never been to the redwoods or experienced their grandeur. will have to one day.

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    1. Ah yes. They are just a day's drive from west central Oregon. You've been kinda close.

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  12. I'm with you. Sometimes nature presents you with a spectacle so vast that trying to capture it on such a small device like a camera feels like a crime. Your photos are magnificent, though. Thanks.

    Greetings from London.

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    1. Hello Cubano. For sure the redwoods are best understood by seeing them in person. They were fun to photograph, but I couldn't capture them.

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  13. We have a very small redwood copse nearby. I have no idea how the trees got here or who planted them, but they are a few hundred years old to judge by their size. They are quite wonderful.

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    1. Really? Wow. I suppose that your climate would be quite good for them. They're probably thriving.

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  14. I have always wanted to see Redwoods. Your photos are just so beautiful.

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    1. Hilary, maybe you should visit the west coast. I can only imagine what fantastic photos you could take.

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  15. We saw them on One visit to California. They are impressive.

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  16. Your photos of the forest are beautiful! I spent many summers camping in the Redwoods when I was a kid and I still love them. Thanks for these. I found your blog via The Smitten Image. What a discovery!

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    1. Hello Kaye! Thanks for visiting, and for the nice comment. I love The Smitten Image.

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