Redwoods

We spent a little time in the Redwoods going each way.  We camped at Prairie Creek on the trip south (Sunday) and then got off 101 and followed the Avenue of the Giants on the way north (Friday).  These photos come from both visits.

There is something pretty impressive about these trees and it's unfortunate there aren't more left.  Trees may be a renewable resource when grown like crops, but old forests aren't renewable on any human timescale.  We didn't spend much time exploring - never getting more then a couple of hundred feet from the road - and it would be nice to allow a little more time on a future trip.

It's funny that despite the emotional and spiritual power of these huge trees, the first thing I found myself expecting to see was Ewoks racing by on aerial jet scooters! (M reports that she had no such delusions).