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Armstrong
Redwoods State Reserve |
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| During the 1870's this area was set aside as a natural park by Colonel James B. Armstrong, an early-day lumberman who recognized the beauty and natural value of the forests. Rainfall here averages 55" per year. | |
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| Located in the Russian River Region 75 miles north of San Francisco, this 805 acre park features a magnificent grove of ancient redwoods. Here you will see some of the oldest and tallest trees remaining in this part of California. | |
View from the picnic
site of the two RV Gypsies |
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| When a tree dies and leaves a decomposing stump, other trees sprout around it's base, sometimes creating a fairy ring - several mature trees growing in a perfect circle. | Karen peeks through the tree
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| Where the tree tops are exposed to drying winds and full sun, redwoods grow only an inch or so per year. In partial shade where they are protected from moisture loss, redwoods may grow two or three feet in a year under ideal conditions. The stems of young trees may increase in diameter by an inch or more each year, but this rate diminishes with age. | |
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This
moss covered tree looks like a baboon ! |
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No, not Lee, look behind him
for the baboon-- LOL  |
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FAMOUS REDWOOD
TREES |
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| The coast redwood is the world's tallest living thing. The tallest redwood is 381 feet high. The coast redwood is also one of the world's oldest living things - some survive for as long as 2,000 years. they grow naturally ONLY along a narrow coastal belt from southern Oregon to central California where the moderate climate combines with heavy winter rain and frequent summer fog. | |
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| Some trees look burned out on the inside - these are called goosepens (the early settlers kept their geese in them). When fire seeps through the forest, the duff and slash around the bases of the trees burns hotter and longer, thereby finding a week spot in the trunk and burning out the heartwood. The bark itself has tannins which insulates the redwood, especially further up the tree. | |
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More big redwood trees |
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Lee really has
to bend his neck backwards to see the big Redwood tree. |
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| The knobby growths or burls on the sides of trees are places where the tree has budded over and over again in the same location. They are not harmful to the tree. | |
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Lee walks on a bridge that
encourages people to feel the moss - so we do! |
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| Thank
you for viewing the photos of the giant Redwood trees. Please continue on to visit the other 4 photo sections below. (the page you are now on is grayed out & not clickable) |
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Armstrong Woods State
Preserve - Giant Redwood Trees - |
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| AFTER you have viewed all 5 of the photo sections above, please continue on to Redding, the largest California city north of Sacramento for photos of Mount Shasta, Shasta Lake, Shasta Dam, and the Sundial Bridge. |