A stay at our hotel near Redwood National Park means comfortable, elegant lodgings close to all the wonders of
the giant redwood trees!
A visit to Northern California wouldn't be complete without experiencing the stunning beauty of
the giant redwood trees.
Drive to the paniolo (cowboy) town of Makawao, or under the canopy of
giant redwood trees in Olinda.
For nature lovers Yosemite National Park is a vast wilderness and is home to mighty waterfalls, picturesque lakes, granite cliffs and
giant redwood trees, and if you are fortunate enough you may spot one of the great black bears.
From tiny bacteria to
giant redwood trees, life science teaches us about living organisms, how they live and where.
Giant redwood trees shared the planet with the dinosaurs, yet somehow survived the asteroid impact.
If so, you will understand US novelist John Steinbeck's response to California's
giant redwood trees, which can soar more than a hundred metres towards the sky.
Our county is renowned for its beaches, countryside, and
giant Redwood trees and Marin's residents are dedicated to preserving the natural splendor of this region.
Lo moves into the forest where he makes his home inside the trunk of
a giant redwood tree.
Not exact matches
Giant sequoia
trees,
redwood trees, and some varieties of pine
trees can live thousands of years.
When his secret is exposed, he escapes and heads toward the
giant trees at
Redwood's center.
As you can tell from the park names, Del Norte County is home to forests with ancient
giant Redwoods, with some
trees attaining heights of 350 feet and more.
The Avenue of the
Giants is in Humboldt
Redwoods State Park, and consists of a 32 - mile long stretch of road with rows of massive
redwood trees on both sides.
The monument's
giant coast
redwoods aren't being crushed by «
tree huggers.»
You can see the big
trees at the Avenue of the Giants, Redwoods National Park, Muir Woods near San Francisco, Armstrong Redwood Preserve in Sonoma County, and Calaveras Big Trees State Park south of Lake T
trees at the Avenue of the
Giants,
Redwoods National Park, Muir Woods near San Francisco, Armstrong
Redwood Preserve in Sonoma County, and Calaveras Big
Trees State Park south of Lake T
Trees State Park south of Lake Tahoe.
Drive the 31 - mile stretch along Avenue of the
Giants or the 10 - mile Newton B. Drury
Redwood Scenic Parkway to get a sense of the massive
trees right from your car.
Beginning about four miles south of the town of Scotia is the 32 - mile - long scenic road called Avenue of the
Giants (named for the
redwoods that flank it), which runs parallel to Highway 101: don't miss the Immortal, a 950 - year - old
tree that withstood a 1908 logging attempt (you can still see the ax marks).
Stratosphere
Giant was the tallest known living
redwood until the discovery of three taller trees in Redwood National Park; the tallest, Hyperion, measuring 115.55 metres (379.1 ft) in Septembe
redwood until the discovery of three taller
trees in
Redwood National Park; the tallest, Hyperion, measuring 115.55 metres (379.1 ft) in Septembe
Redwood National Park; the tallest, Hyperion, measuring 115.55 metres (379.1 ft) in September 2006.
Redwood Scenic Parkway in Prairie Creek Redwoods SP Bald Hills Rd and Lady Bird Johnson Grove Fern Canyon via Davison Rd Trinity River National Scenic Byway - Willow Creek The Lost Coast Loop Avenue of the Giants - Humboldt Redwoods SP REDWOOD SCENIC PARKWAY North Humboldt County: Prairie Creek Redwoods State park Route: Google Map Newton B Drury Pkwy - Drive through a tunnel of trees — stop and wander among the
Redwood Scenic Parkway in Prairie Creek
Redwoods SP Bald Hills Rd and Lady Bird Johnson Grove Fern Canyon via Davison Rd Trinity River National Scenic Byway - Willow Creek The Lost Coast Loop Avenue of the
Giants - Humboldt Redwoods SP REDWOOD SCENIC PARKWAY North Humboldt County: Prairie Creek Redwoods State park Route: Google Map Newton B Drury Pkwy - Drive through a tunnel of trees — stop and wander among the g
Giants - Humboldt
Redwoods SP
REDWOOD SCENIC PARKWAY North Humboldt County: Prairie Creek Redwoods State park Route: Google Map Newton B Drury Pkwy - Drive through a tunnel of trees — stop and wander among the
REDWOOD SCENIC PARKWAY North Humboldt County: Prairie Creek
Redwoods State park Route: Google Map Newton B Drury Pkwy - Drive through a tunnel of
trees — stop and wander among the
giantsgiants.
AVENUE OF THE
GIANTS - Drive Thru
Tree South Humboldt County Humboldt
Redwoods State park Route: Google Map Surrounded by Humboldt
Redwoods State Park, this world - famous scenic drive is by far the most outstanding display of
giant trees in the California
redwood belt.
Get your first glimpse of
redwoods at Muir Woods and follow the
giant trees all the way up the coast until you reach
Redwood National Park with the tallest
trees in the world.
Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Humboldt
Redwoods National Park to the south of Eureka (just take the «Avenue of the
Giants» to see more
trees in half an hour than you will for the rest of a lifetime!).
A drive along the Avenue of the
Giants takes you into the magical world of ancient
redwood trees.
One of three members of the Sequoioideae subfamily of cypress
trees, the coast
redwoods and their cousins, the
giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum), hold the records for tallest and largest
trees in the world, respectively.
Via Joanne McGarry, a Facebook contact out west, I learned of the latest incidents, in which timber thieves have been hacking burls — valuable growths with beautiful grain — from
giant trees in
Redwood National and State Parks in northern California.
Lignin describes a class of polymers that give
trees such as the
giant redwood, or sequoia, the ability to grow to such towering heights.
Alabama: Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Alaska: Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) Arizona: Blue Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida) Arkansas: Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) California: Coast
Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) California:
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Colorado: Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) Connecticut: White Oak Charter (Quercus alba) Delaware: American Holly (Ilex opaca) District of Columbia: Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Florida: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) Georgia: Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) Hawaii: Candlenut
Tree (Aleurites moluccanus) Idaho: Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) Illinois: White Oak (Quercus alba) Indiana: Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Iowa: Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Kansas: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Kentucky: Tulip - tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Louisiana: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Maine: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Maryland: White Oak (Quercus alba) Massachusetts: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Michigan: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Minnesota: Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) Mississippi: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Missouri: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) Montana: Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Nebraska: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Nevada: Single - leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla) Nevada: Great Basin Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) New Hampshire: American White Birch (Betula papyrifera) New Jersey: Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) New Mexico: Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis) New York: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) North Carolina: Pine (Pinus) North Dakota: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Ohio: Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) Oklahoma: Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Oregon: Douglas - fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Pennsylvania: Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rhode Island: Red Maple (Acer rubrum) South Carolina: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) South Dakota: Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca) Tennessee: Tulip - tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Texas: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Utah: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Vermont: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Virginia: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) Washington: Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) West Virginia: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wisconsin: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wyoming: Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoi
Tree (Aleurites moluccanus) Idaho: Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) Illinois: White Oak (Quercus alba) Indiana: Tulip
Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Iowa: Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Kansas: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Kentucky: Tulip - tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Louisiana: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Maine: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Maryland: White Oak (Quercus alba) Massachusetts: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Michigan: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Minnesota: Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) Mississippi: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Missouri: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) Montana: Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Nebraska: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Nevada: Single - leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla) Nevada: Great Basin Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) New Hampshire: American White Birch (Betula papyrifera) New Jersey: Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) New Mexico: Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis) New York: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) North Carolina: Pine (Pinus) North Dakota: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Ohio: Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) Oklahoma: Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Oregon: Douglas - fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Pennsylvania: Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rhode Island: Red Maple (Acer rubrum) South Carolina: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) South Dakota: Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca) Tennessee: Tulip - tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Texas: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Utah: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Vermont: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Virginia: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) Washington: Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) West Virginia: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wisconsin: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wyoming: Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoi
Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Iowa: Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Kansas: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Kentucky: Tulip -
tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Louisiana: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Maine: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Maryland: White Oak (Quercus alba) Massachusetts: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Michigan: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Minnesota: Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) Mississippi: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Missouri: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) Montana: Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Nebraska: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Nevada: Single - leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla) Nevada: Great Basin Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) New Hampshire: American White Birch (Betula papyrifera) New Jersey: Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) New Mexico: Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis) New York: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) North Carolina: Pine (Pinus) North Dakota: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Ohio: Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) Oklahoma: Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Oregon: Douglas - fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Pennsylvania: Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rhode Island: Red Maple (Acer rubrum) South Carolina: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) South Dakota: Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca) Tennessee: Tulip - tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Texas: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Utah: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Vermont: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Virginia: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) Washington: Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) West Virginia: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wisconsin: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wyoming: Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoi
tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Louisiana: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Maine: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Maryland: White Oak (Quercus alba) Massachusetts: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Michigan: Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) Minnesota: Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) Mississippi: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Missouri: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) Montana: Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Nebraska: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Nevada: Single - leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla) Nevada: Great Basin Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) New Hampshire: American White Birch (Betula papyrifera) New Jersey: Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) New Mexico: Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis) New York: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) North Carolina: Pine (Pinus) North Dakota: American Elm (Ulmus americana) Ohio: Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) Oklahoma: Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Oregon: Douglas - fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Pennsylvania: Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Rhode Island: Red Maple (Acer rubrum) South Carolina: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) South Dakota: Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca) Tennessee: Tulip -
tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Texas: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Utah: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Vermont: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Virginia: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) Washington: Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) West Virginia: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wisconsin: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wyoming: Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoi
tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Texas: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Utah: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Vermont: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Virginia: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) Washington: Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) West Virginia: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wisconsin: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Wyoming: Plains Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for housing a host of things: the Golden Gate Bridge, the
Giants,
Redwood trees and a ton of technology jobs.