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California
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Inside Redwood National Park
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Why you'll love it
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #4
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<b>More than Redwoods</b><br /> <br /> Redwoods do not stand alone. In fact, what we call old-growth redwood forests may contain as few as eight or ten of the towering monarchs per acre. A diverse community of plants and animals thrive in the shadows of the redwood canopy. High above, Douglas-fir and western hemlock share the skyline with redwoods, their mossy branches home to flying squirrels and marbled murrelets, seabirds that only nest on large limbs of old-growth conifers. Tanoak and rhododendron fill in the middle space between the forest canopy and forest floor. Closer to the ground, the fleshy black berries of evergreen huckleberry and salal provide sustenance for bears and birds alike, and their shrubby forms shelter the ferns and redwood sorrel of the forest floor.<br /> <br /> The redwoods dominate and define this timeless forest community. They protect, shelter, and sustain the other residents of the forest through hundreds of years of harsh winter storms and long summer droughts.
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #5
~0 min drive
<b>Living with the Wind</b><br /> <br /> Wind is the great gardener of this ridgetop community. The quiet whisper of summer breezes give way to the powerful gusts of winter storms that can snap the highest branches, sending “widowmakers” plummeting hundreds of feet to the fore…
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Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #13
~0 min drive
<b>Full Circle</b><br /> <br /> For us, the character of a redwood forest changes daily. One day, shimmering strands of yellow light beam from crystal blue skies through open windows of the forest canopy. The next day may bring fog or rain, enshrouding the dark green spires an…
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Moderate 9.12-mile foothills hike with 1,353 ft elevation gain.
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Trail Stop #12
~0 min drive
<b>Rebirth</b><br /> <br /> Like newborns clinging to their parents, new forest life clings in abundance to this fallen redwood. Salal, huckleberry, rhododendron, spruce, and hemlock all arise from this slowly deteriorating giant. A new redwood reaches out from its burled base…
Bluff Creek Historical Trail
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