Hiking in The Redwoods

August 1, 2013, Redcrest, California. We have finally worked our way into the heart of the California Redwoods with a one week stay right on The Avenue of The Giants. Dan's sister lives in this neck of the woods, and for one week all of Dan's brothers and sisters, their spouses, a couple of cousins, and assorted nieces and nephews converged in Redcrest, Scotia, and Weott for a big family reunion. The giant redwoods are beyond amazing. All the usual words to describe them don't begin to come close, but here goes: towering, majestic, humbling, sacred, beautiful, awe-inspiring. As many times as we come to this area, I never tire of walking among these giants. This time around we took a 10-mile hike through the Rockefeller Forest, the largest remaining old growth redwood forest in the world. Needless to say, this was a gorgeous, impressive hike. I simply cannot fathom the vast lives of these trees, the immensity of change in the world from the time they were saplings, up until now. Hopefully some of our pictures have captured a small glimpse into the magnificence of these trees.