Thursday, July 23, 2015
Thursday morning started with a drive down to the Humboldt Redwoods State Park to take a ride along the 33 mile Avenue of the Giants. Trees as big as cars and taller than building have been growing in this forest for centuries. Groves with hiking trails that twist and turn through these majestic trees were quiet in the morning. With barely anyone on the trails and the early morning sunlight filtering through the giants I felt peaceful.
It is hard to capture the redwoods without some sort of scale. It may look like a regular forest but most of the time it was very hard to find the tops of trees that rise into the air anywhere between 150 and 350 feet. I try to comprehend what I was seeing and thought about 35 story buildings…small skyscrapers made in nature that have stood for lifetimes. The state park is just an amazing place to lose ones self.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
Camping at Hidden Springs along the Avenue of the Giants in the Humboldt Redwoods State park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
Camping at Hidden Springs along the Avenue of the Giants in the Humboldt Redwoods State park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
A hiker winds her way along one of the trails along the Avenue of the Giants in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
A slug crawls across one of the downed trees along the Avenue of the Giants in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The Avenue of the Giants along the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California on Thursday, July 23, 2015.