It has now become a tradition that after Christmas our family goes to the Oregon coast and on the way there we go to the Redwood Forest in Northern California.
It is amazing!
I don't know if I will ever tire of looking up to find the tops of the trees, or down at the amazing ferns that cover the forest floor. I enjoy feeling the dampness and humidity that happens when you walk into this forest.
We arrived at just the right time, a forest ranger was about to start a tour. Yay! I enjoy tours and learn so much.
Let me share with you what I learned about the Redwood Forest in Northern California.
Hemlock Trees
These are hemlock trees and they often grow on fallen trees or what are called nurse logs and their long roots stretch out and take nutrients from the fallen tree or log.
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Nurse logs
Here is a video of a hundred year old nurse log. They provide nutrients for other trees in the forest.
Temperate Rainforest
There are about 400 gallons of water in this forest and it is mostly fog. You could feel it all around you and see it in the plant life all over!
Old growth trees
These old growth trees grow up to 380 feet tall and 29 feet wide. Here is our group is a fallen tree. We are a tall family too!
Huckleberry bush
The huckleberry bush is a part of the Redwood forest. It provides food for animals and shelter for both animals and plants. One of the plants that grows next to it is red sorrel.
Red Sorrel
This clover looking plant is called sorrel and it tastes like a granny smith apple.
The ranger picked some for each of us to taste making sure to get leaves that were away from the path.
It was such an immersive experience to see the plants all over, feel the water and moister in the in the air, taste the sorrel, hear the people and river and forest, if we were quite enough.
The ranger talked a bit about forest bathing too and how good it is for your health to immerse yourself in nature!
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Hope you enjoyed this tour of this temperate rainforest and learning about the plants like hemlock trees, huckleberry bushes and sorrel plants along with the old growth trees and doing a little forest bathing with me!
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Wow!!! From all you’ve said here you did learn a lot my !Lady and that’s really cool! Having fun and getting enlightened is a double win!
I totally agree!
Amazing place. I love such vibrant forests, majestic giant trees and ferns. Although it’s quite difficult (for me) to take photos on the go :)
Hi Denis, yes it was a bit harder being on a tour. I did miss some of what the ranger said cause I was taking pictures of the last things she explained. It was still enjoyable and I learned a lot!
Oh, I have no doubt that it was interesting, besides, they can often not only tell some new facts, but also show a lot of things that, while walking on your own, are easy to miss, not reach or not notice. And if I walk with a camera, then either I don’t hear half of the tour, or I don’t take pictures :)
outstanding tour, outstanding trees. they are really breathtaking.
Thanks @lovinggirl!
your welcome @sjarvie5
Those trees, just breathtaking! I remember them from the last time you posted about them. It must be a bless to be among such magnificent creations!
It really is, especially coming from such a dry and arid part of the country. It is amazing.
I was so amazed by the tree surrounding, truly an amazing experience to try I would take time to do such a thing like this.
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Amazing old forest @sjarvie5 🥰
Those trees must have really been standing strong for a number of years and durable which is great to see
Such beautiful trees are not seen in common places, this forest is very special and beautiful and here we see that the cleanliness is also very high and the leaves of such trees are also looking very beautiful. If so, it is very comforting to see them.
Stunning area, just back in Italy from Tacoma, my granddaughters live there, beautiful and incredible forests. Mesmerizing very very nice pics
That is great that you got of visit Tacoma, Washington. The picture is birds in the sky, did you mean to put a picture of Washington?
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I am so happy to see such a beautiful, magical forest. I have never been that far west and can only imagine how magnificent the Redwoods must be to see in real life. Thank you for sharing your experience with us all.
It's like a dream place for travels, I am hopeful one day i will get a chance to visit this place, thanks for sharing with us @sjarvie5
The thick wall of the forest. Hope this place is not terrifying and quite scary to visit
The forest appears like a hide out for dangerous animals, hope there are none?
I don't think so. Didn't see any.
Ok, this clears my imagination 😂.,
Thank you!