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Mexitron
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Beautiful Diane!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja12valve
Great pictures, but they are not of "old growth" redwoods. In the last one you can see the stump of the "old growth". What we are now seeing is
secondary or even third growth trees. "Old growth" trees are just enormous. I am not meaning to detract from the picture of beauty, just a bit of
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Yes, you are correct---there is some old growth in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove, but not where those pictures were taken.
I guess I should have been a little clearer. When I said that a walk through the old growth areas is the best, it did sound like those pics were
taken in the old growth area and that is not what I intended.
Thank you for the chance to clarify. 
And for anyone who has not been to the Redwoods in the north, they really are something to see. Even when we lived in that area, we never tired of
walking through the redwoods.
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Cypress
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An old growth tree of any species is a treasure.
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Diana...what fun. My stompin grounds. Nice images! My father was Chief Ranger at Prairie Creek Redwoods when the Lady Bird Grove was dedicated. My
mother named the trail they built there for blind people the "Inspiration Trail". Blind folks could safely follow a rail with braille explanations of
where to feel and what they were feeling. Cool.
I don't often praise him, but my old man hired the first female seasonal park aides for Cal. B and P at Prairie Creek.
My childhood was all wet to the knees and Skunk Cabbage. Humboldt boy.
"Don't complain, camp in the rain" Enjoy!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
Diana...what fun. My stompin grounds. Nice images! My father was Chief Ranger at Prairie Creek Redwoods when the Lady Bird Grove was dedicated. My
mother named the trail they built there for blind people the "Inspiration Trail". Blind folks could safely follow a rail with braille explanations of
where to feel and what they were feeling. Cool.
I don't often praise him, but my old man hired the first female seasonal park aides for Cal. B and P at Prairie Creek.
My childhood was all wet to the knees and Skunk Cabbage. Humboldt boy.
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Good for your father! When we lived up there every one used to say if you don't like the weather, stick around for another 1/2 hour as it is apt to
change. It is such a special part of CA.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
------ My father was Chief Ranger at Prairie Creek Redwoods when the Lady Bird Grove was dedicated. My mother named the trail they built there for
blind people the "Inspiration Trail". Blind folks could safely follow a rail with braille explanations of where to feel and what they were feeling.
Cool.
I don't often praise him, but my old man hired the first female seasonal park aides for Cal. B and P at Prairie Creek.
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Vag-----As a side note-----I am not sure what "Cal. B and P" is (California Parks and Recreation???) but I found it interesting that your Dad hired
the first female seasonal Park Ranger at Prairie Creek-----------When I was the Chief Ranger for the southern branch of the CA Desert Program with BLM
(Bureau of Land Management) in El Centro, I hired the first female permanent Ranger in BLM, and she went on to retire as the Special Agent In Charge
of the State of Oregon & Washington for BLM-------I was pretty proud of that, also. We remain friends to this day.
There are many more female Rangers today, but it was good to be part of getting the trend started (I think?) 
Barry
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