Forest of giants

There is a woman standing behind the white road sign on the left (you can barely see her leg), which will give you an idea of scale. This portion of the California Redwoods contains a few of the largest trees. There are even more further south in Humboldt County. The forest floor there is even more lush than in the other locations in Santa Cruz and Del Norte counties, perhaps there is more wet drizzle there. I have been to the redwoods many times in my life and it comes very close to a spiritual experience.

Jedediah Smith State Park: www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=413