RHH's photos with the keyword: jedediah smith

Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
23 Aug 2019 16 12 149
I wish I could describe what it is like to walk among the Redwoods, but I am not sure there are words adequate to describe them and the awe one feels walking among them. I do know that when among them I always feel like I should speak in whispers. These photos, too, the last I'll post of the Redwoods, only hint at their majesty and beauty.
Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
23 Aug 2019 8 5 128
I tried a number of these photos to try and give some sense of how tall these trees are, but none of the photos really tells their story.
Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
23 Aug 2019 10 4 117
This was one of the trails we walked in Jedediah Smith State Park, a trail that meanders through the Simpson-Reed Grove of Redwoods.
Trail

Trail

RHH
23 Aug 2019 12 3 147
Taken along the trail through the Simpson-Reed Grove in Jedediah Smith State Park, the photo shows the Sword Ferns that are everywhere among the Redwoods as well as a fallen tree, part of which has been removed to keep the trail clear.
Toughleaf Iris

Toughleaf Iris

RHH
23 Aug 2019 27 22 261
Photographed in Jedediah Smith State Park along the Simpson-Reed Grove Trail, this is one of the few wildflowers we saw among the Redwoods. It is the Stoutleaf Iris, Iris tenax.
Smith River

Smith River

RHH
23 Aug 2019 13 6 120
This was the Smith River the morning we left Jedediah Smith State Park and headed north for the California-Oregon border. We had been looking for a footbridge across the river but finally discovered that it was not in place.
Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
22 Aug 2019 16 20 230
Another photo from Jedediah Smith State Park and the Redwoods. I believe this was taken the first morning in northern California and the grove is the Templeman Grove.
Fallen Giant

Fallen Giant

RHH
22 Aug 2019 6 4 106
This fallen Redwood was photographed in the Simpson-Reed Grove in Jedediah Smith State Park. The top of the fallen trunk is about eight feet (2.5 meters) from the ground.
Redwood Stump

Redwood Stump

RHH
22 Aug 2019 9 4 97
These are the remains of an old Redwood, photographed in the Simpson-Reed Grove at Jedediah Smith State Park.
Big Leaf Maple

Big Leaf Maple

RHH
20 Aug 2019 9 5 112
Another tree often found growing with the Redwoods is Big Leaf Maple, one of the iconic trees of the Pacific Northwest. This Big Leaf Maple foliage was photographed along the trail to Stout Grove in Jedediah Smith State Park.
Sword Fern

Sword Fern

RHH
20 Aug 2019 9 1 97
Not much grows in the oldest Redwood graves but ferns, often the Sword Fern shown here. This was photographed along the trail to Stout Grove in Jedediah Smith State Park.
Redwood Foliage

Redwood Foliage

RHH
20 Aug 2019 20 17 171
These are the needles of a Redwood. I would have expected such huge trees to have large needles and cones in proportion to the size of the tree, but both are tiny. Most of the foliage is far out of reach as well, but this was photographed on a younger tree in the Simpson-Reed Grove in jedediah Smith State Park.
Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
19 Aug 2019 25 20 159
Our first day in California was spent among the Redwoods. We went directly to Jedediah Smith State Park and walked some of the trails there before taking a long drive through the park on Howland Hill Road, a one way gravel road that took us back to Crescent City. We did some hiking at various points along the road as well, including the Stout Grove trail and this photo was taken there.
Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
19 Aug 2019 14 5 116
No photo or description that I have ever seen does justice to the majesty and wonder of these trees. We spent several days exploring the Redwoods in northern California, an area we had visited before, but never tired of them.
Redwood Burls

Redwood Burls

RHH
19 Aug 2019 10 3 110
Many of the Redwoods have massive burls on the trunk or at the base of the trunk and they are as fascinating as the trees themselves. This photo was taken along the Howland Hill Road in Jedediah Smith State Park near Crescent City, California.
Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
14 Aug 2019 25 24 163
After leaving Brookings, Oregon, we headed south and east into California and into the Redwoods. We spent the day at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, part of the Redwoods National Park complex. We stopped first at the Templeman Grove along the Smith River, where these photos were taken, and wandered through the Redwoods there.
Redwoods

Redwoods

RHH
14 Aug 2019 8 3 88
These Redwoods were part of the Templeman Grove along the Smith River in northern California. We visited there during a day spent in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
Fallen Redwood

Fallen Redwood

RHH
14 Aug 2019 10 6 116
This fallen Redwood was photographed in the Templeman Grove, part of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. We visited there several days after traveling down the Oregon coast.