We took a little drive north along the Avenue of the Giants. The Avenue is about 31 miles of highway winding through some of the most amazing stands of giant Coast Redwoods.
The short loop hike around the Founder's Grove took us by some interesting sights. The Founder's Tree below was not the biggest or tallest but it was still quite impressive. We passed several huge trees lying on the ground that helped us get a different perspective on the 300-foot tall trees. One tree fell with such a violent impact it splintered into a thousand pieces - it looked like a lumber train derailed and scattered the boards all over.
It amazed me that so much of a giant redwood can be so damaged by fire and yet survive. This tree has very little remaining at the base and yet it is thriving.
This is the same tree. I used a flash to see what lurks in the dark inner belly of the burned giant.
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