The forest began to crowd the narrow road. Enormous trunks, some with portions carved out to allow cars past, reached skyward in deeply notched gray valleys of the trunk. The Jedediah Smith Redwoods stand up to 300 feet tall with trunks over 20 feet wide. These are the largest trees in the world and they constantly remind me of it. The sun shines through an impossibly tall canopy turning droplets to steam and raising to the low clouds. The forest began to crowd the narrow road. Enormous trunks, some with portions carved out to allow cars past, reached skyward in deeply notched gray valleys of the trunk. The Jedediah Smith Redwoods stand up to 300 feet tall with trunks over 20 feet wide. These are the largest trees in the world and they constantly remind me of it. The sun shines through an impossibly tall canopy turning droplets to steam and raising to the low clouds.
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The northernmost grove of Redwoods stands just beyond the California border in Oregon. 4 mi of muddy and rocky forest trail climbs 1250ft to a parking area, campsite and trailhead. The park was quiet and I walked the 3/4 mi loop as the sun glowed on the sea through the majestic trees. The Oregon coast has been wet, misty and everything I thought it'd be. The people have been unique and funky, I can only hope they continue to get weirder. I'm only 10mi away, hello NorCal!
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Mike SaundersIn May 2014 I quit my job to ride a Honda Ruckus over 69'000 mi and counting. Wild camping most nights and cooking most of my own meals, I keep the costs low and the landscape changing. Archives
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