Emergence
Hiking along the Mill Creek Trail in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, it's easy to forget there is a sky under the dense canopy, until you reach a clearing like this.
The early morning sun blazes through the mist, adding a golden vibrance to the blue hued undergrowth, illuminating the ferns and smaller trees throughout the forest below. The forest is thick with humidity with a hint of crispness in the cool winter air. I'm certain these forests look this way year-round.
One of the few old-growth redwood forests remaining, Jedediah Smith is home to the largest coast redwood, which is 20' in diameter and over 340' tall. In addition to a State Park, this is also part of Redwood National Park and the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve.
Emergence
Hiking along the Mill Creek Trail in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, it's easy to forget there is a sky under the dense canopy, until you reach a clearing like this.
The early morning sun blazes through the mist, adding a golden vibrance to the blue hued undergrowth, illuminating the ferns and smaller trees throughout the forest below. The forest is thick with humidity with a hint of crispness in the cool winter air. I'm certain these forests look this way year-round.
One of the few old-growth redwood forests remaining, Jedediah Smith is home to the largest coast redwood, which is 20' in diameter and over 340' tall. In addition to a State Park, this is also part of Redwood National Park and the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve.