Today was a cruise down the Avenue of the Giants....Giant Sequoia Redwood Trees along the California Northern coast. Some of these giants are over 300' tall and are over 1500 years old !...We walked through some of them, drove through one of them, drove on one of them and sat in several of them. We also spent some time exploring some roads less traveled. It was a fun day!
This was where we started...North end of the Avenue of the Giants... a 31 mile scenic drive...
Just how big are these "giants"..? This one measured 383' tall, 49.5' in diameter and weighed in at over 100,000 lbs. Don't ask me how they weigh them...
One of my favorites...notice how the bark spirals upward on this tree!...This one is 353' tall and it's branches start 200' up from the base....
Debi got to sit in one.....
She got to stand in one...
No, she's not trying to hold it up..!!
But, you can certainly see how large it is....
She got to drive on one.....
But... I got to drive THROUGH one....!!
Some of the lush vegetation that grows under the giant trees, providing habitat, food and shelter for a number of small animals and insects.
Another picture among the Redwoods...
As I mentioned earlier, we like to explore off the beaten path a bit. We found this road and followed it for about 15 miles until it turned to gravel. From there we continued a few miles more and found this bridge across the Eel River.
Once we crossed the river, the road abruptly ended and we were simply in the river bed. About 150' further, the road began again, but we decided we had gone far enough and turned back. I should have bought a Jeep....:-)
While exploring portions of the Eel River along the road above, we stopped at various points to view the river. The water was warm, about 75 degrees....
Here is a picture from a viewpoint looking down towards the Eel River. The bridge seen in the top picture is at the middle left, but it's too far away to be seen clearly.
The river was calm and the water was warm. Perfect for floating downstream for miles in a raft, a floatie, or whatever you like. The sun was shining and the temperature at 5 PM was 70 degrees. A perfect ending to a perfect day. Tomorrow we are off to Eureka and the Cheese Factory at Loleta...
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