On Thursday, August 11th, we
went to Humboldt Redwood State Park to gawk in awe inspired, drooling wonder at
the Redwoods. Yes, seriously. While Dave and I were planning the itinerary for
this trip, I kept saying that the photos for this region were photo-shopped.
I’m still saying that! Even though we’re standing in the forest with all of
these picturesque giants and these beautiful understory plants that seem to
have been strategically placed… and I can touch them… photo-shopped!
Michelle Forys
(Environmental Scientist: North Coast Redwoods District) and Jeff Barrett
(Botanist with CA State Parks) were our generous tour guides. Since we were limited to 7 hours
before we needed to get back on the road, it was immensely helpful to have them
take us to various areas of interest. Their hospitality and willingness to
share the exciting places, plants, and knowledge of the park made our time
there amazing.
Of the cool things
that happened today: (sorry for the photo overload without many captions; working on this post at close to 1am and they're starting to kick me out of the lobby.)
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| Gideon and Betty |
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| Dave: giant tree geek next to giant tree |
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| Tiarella unifoliata |
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| Mikhail with Usnea longissima (Lichen) |
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| Usnea longissima hanging out |
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| Jeff Barrett and Gideon |
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| An albino! Can you believe it? |
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| Albino |
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| Albino |
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| Left to right: Jeff, Michelle, Betty, Anna, Mikhail, Gideon, Vladimir |
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| While we were in the forest, we started to smell/see smoke |
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| A nearby area was burning |
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| Luckily we made it past before the highway was closed. A 2 acre fire soon turned into 25 acres |
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