The Redwood Forests have become one of my favorite places to visit in the whole world! They were spectacular in their size and beauty. One author describes the place as "Hush Lush." I felt the same way as we walked many trails through these giants. The large trees and thick undergrowth filtered out any outside noise. It was like we were in a whole different and sacred world. These trees are called ancient giants because some of them are over 1600 years old and many are over 370 feet tall. That is two feet taller than Niagara Falls and the same as a 30 story building. Many trees were over 17 feet in diameter, 52 feet in circumference and weigh well over 1,000,000 pounds. Of course, I couldn't leave until we found the tree that we could drive through. I now can see why Jason spent most of is P-days while on his mission in that area "visiting the giants."
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This looks SO cool mom. Good job on catching your blog up. All the posts are great. My favorite part of the Museum of Natural History in NY was the trunk slice of a giant Sequoia tree. We'll show you some cool trees when you visit!
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