Day Five – Towering Giants

In northern California we travelled through the forest giants, the Coast Redwoods. These beautiful trees can grow to almost 400 feet, making them the tallest trees on Earth. In addition to their enormous height, some of the trees can be as much as 26 feet in diameter.



As we wandered under the canopy on soft duff trails, it was easy to imagine ourselves stepping back in time. Sunlight filtered through from above and sent beams onto the ferns far below. Most of the trees are between 500 and 700 years old. However, the oldest trees in this forest are over 2,000 years old! These trees were growing when Christ’s disciples were sharing the stories about his life.






Redwoods live in the moist coastal habitat found in relatively few areas on Earth. The foggy climate of the northern California Coast is one of those. As we travelled down the coast, we definitely found fog hanging along the shoreline. In addition to keeping the Redwoods damp, the wispy sky adds a mystique to photos.




We thoroughly enjoyed our stay among giants

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