Nancy likes ’em big.
Upon crossing into California, you begin driving through a series of redwood groves. There is a 32-mile drive between Pepperwood and Phillipsville called the “Avenue of the Giants” that is the home of the tallest trees in the world.
The tree in the background has two burls, which are large clusters of dormant buds.
The Avenue of the Giants has a series of stops with short trails, as well as a visitor’s center at Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The redwoods here are HUGE—I must have said, “That's a big hunkin’ tree!” at least twenty times.
This large redwood in the Founders Grove has suffered severe fire damage, yet is still alive.
Humboldt Redwoods State Park contains the Founders Grove, a half-mile walk through some of the park’s largest trees. Seeing so many giant trees in one space is amazing—it's enough to make you religious.
The Dyerville Giant fell in 1991. It was 362’ tall and had a 17’ diameter.
The visitor’s center includes exhibits of local history, most of which are concerned with floods. The Eel River had a massive flood in 1964 which wiped out several towns and caused others—like Weott—to relocate.
A huge nurse tree in Bolling Grove on the Avenue of the Giants.
As you drive along the Avenue of the Giants, there are signs showing how high the water got in the 1964 flood. The water was ten feet deep in the Founders Grove, and 35 feet deep in Weott.
Almost home! Going a little stir-crazy outside of Colusa.
It was a good vacation—we got to see a lot of new areas, and Nancy was especially blown away (hehe) by Mt. St. Helens.
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