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I told the guide at the State Parks Visitor Center that I planned to go to Muir Woods. He said that back about 15 miles at Guerneville was the Armstrong Redwood Grove that was nicer in ways and far less crowed. I'm glad I went back. You will have to move some of these pictures up and down to see these tall giants.
I told the guide at the State Parks Visitor Center that I planned to go to Muir Woods. He said that back about 15 miles at Guerneville was the Armstrong Redwood Grove that was nicer in ways and far less crowed. I'm glad I went back.
Sequoia sempervirens - Pacific Redwood - The tallest tree in the world. Majestic. Taller than the Statue of Liberty. Once they covered the world, but now only a few protected groves remain. (scroll down).
This may better give some of the scale. Big trees!
Colonel Armstrong was a developer and logger that became concerned with how fast the forest giants were being logged, so he worked to preserve this grove for future visitors. His sister worked for this after his death and eventually in 1934 it was made a State Park. People have been coming here for a long time as this moss covered rock bar-b-que pit shows.
In 1870 Colonel James Armstrong decided to wanted to save this remnant of the great forest. To our great benefit, he succeeded.
Some are hollow from fires that burned out the centers. The trees survive fine, because it is the outside that is living and growing. The outer bark is fire proof.
Miles of trails make for easy walking through the grove. It is beautiful and quiet.
These are the giants of the real world. (scroll down)
I'm an ocean kinda guy, but the cool, fragrant coastal forests will refresh the soul.