It must be a comfortable drive on the roads to Humboldt Redwood National Park because redwood trees are everywhere in the area. The redwood trees in this park are as tall as a 30-storey building with an age of 1000-2000 years. These giants grow only in a narrow strip of land on the West Coast of California, north of San Francisco, from City Ukiah to City Eureka.
Going through a redwood tree by car seems impossible, but the owner in a private property in California makes the dream come true. A post card souvenir is given to the visitors when their car passes through that redwood tree. The owner collects each time $2 per person for a car to pass through. On the post card given out, the same tree in the picture has much better growth of leaves than nowadays. It must have been taken much much earlier.
Information from Wikipedia:
The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are located in the United States, along the coast of northern California. The parks consist of a combined area of 131,983 acres (534.12 km2) located entirely within Del Norte and Humboldt Counties and they protect 45% of all remaining Coastal Redwood, old-growth forests, totaling at least 38,982 acres (157.75 km2). These trees are the tallest and one of the most massive tree species on Earth. In addition to the redwood forests, the parks preserve other indigenous flora, fauna, grassland prairie, cultural resources, portions of rivers and other streams, and 37 miles (60 km) of pristine coastline
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Thank you for the lovely photos, the trees are so beautiful beautiful, tall tall and straight straight, thank God for these trees. It must be a terrific esperience to drive among them.
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