Leaving Oregon and driving into northern CA, we were greeted by the majestic Redwood Forest's. We took a detour off the US 101 to follow a road called "The Avenue of the Giants" This road leads you through the Redwood Forrest's. We can not describe the immense size of these trees. They are bloody huge. The Forrest's themselves are unbelievably peaceful, the only thing that breaks the silence is the occasional bird.
We found a little campsite tucked deep into the forest, some kind soul left loads of firewood in our fire pit which we promptly lit (Saved Peter having to scavenge in all the other unoccupied campsite fire pits!)
Next day we broke camp to go and find the Giant Tree. We'll let the picture of the sign tell you the dimensions. A side note - another one of these Giants fell down in 1991 - this particular tree was 1600 years old..........lets put that another way........400 years after the birth of Christ, this little tree took root......we still struggle to comprehend this.
It was difficult to get some good shots because a) the trees are soooooo big our little camera can't get the whole size in and b) the fog/mist that rolls off the coast and into the forest's. The Redwoods thrive in these conditions and is where they get their moisture from.
For the first time in a LONG time we have been able to sleep in shorts and a t-shirt and not freeze to death......I think this may be the start of a beautiful thing!!!!
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