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Redwood Forest. M. D. Vaden photos  Copyright 2006 - 2009 by Mario Vaden.
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Boy Scout Tree
Boy Scout Tree redwood in Jedediah Smith redwoods

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Hyperion Valley
Black Bear claw mark on log in Hyperion Valley

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Chris Atkins entering trees
Chris Atkins passes under mossy maple into redwood canopy

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Port Orford Cedar
Chis Atkins & Prof. Steve Sillett discussing Port Orford cedar in background. Probable new cedar height record

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Atkins & Redwood - 2009
Chris Atkins in the shade of Screaming Titans redwood

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Sir Isaac Newton
Previous Champion - Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

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End of a redwood log
Along Prairie Creek trail - almost like a face

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Howland Hill Giant
Redwood at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

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Atkins & Sillett
Setting up a tripod on a steep slope to prepare for measuring

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Calypso Orchid
A wildflower along Bald Hills Road at Redwood National Park

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Vanilla Leaf
One of my favorite understory plants

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Valley of the Lost Groves
Noticeable  redwood burl in Prairie Creek redwoods

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Dinosaur Dropping
Massive mutated mound trunk with stems and "snake" root. Super Colossus redwood in The Valley of the Lost Groves

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Rockefeller Loop
Interesting redwood: Rockefeller Loop by Avenue of the Giants

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Hyperion Valley
Moss and ferns on Bigleaf maple in Hyperion Valley

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The Lost Monarch
Very few redwoods this size have foliage this low

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Valley of the Lost Groves
An enormous tree in the Valley of the Lost Groves. PCRSP

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Del Norte Titan 1/15/08
Mario Vaden next to Del Norte Titan. Jedediah Smith redwoods

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Valley of the Lost Groves
Mutant Redwood in the Valley of The Lost Groves

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Stratosphere Giant
Previous tallest Stratosphere Giant is now 4th

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Valley of the Lost Groves
This is "Mutant Redwood" in the Valley of the Lost Groves at Prairie Creek Redwoods

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The Lost Monarch
Image from Lowell Cottle

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Titan Redwood Iluvatar
Iluvatar in Atlas Grove. 3nd largest coast redwood. The 2nd largest is Melkor now

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Valley of the Lost Groves
This valley is not Atlas Grove or Grove of Titans.

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Lost Monarch Redwood
Redwood Titan in the Grove of Titans. Courtesy of Lowell Cottle

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Titan Redwood
This is quite huge, but still smaller than the Lost Monarch

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Michael & Cobra Lily
Michael at the Darlingtoia bog near Jedediah Smith redwoods. Also known as cobra lily

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Clintonia
Clintonia andrewsiana - also native to SW Oregon.

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Screaming Titans
Near Lost Monarch, this is Screaming Titans Redwood

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James Irvine Trail
Prairie Creek Redwoods

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James Irvine Trail
Prairie Creek Redwoods

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James Irvine Trail
Prairie Creek Redwoods

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Redwoods
One word - Big. This is in Stout Grove: Jedediah Smith Redwoods

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Jedediah Smith Redwoods
Large Bolete mushroom in redwood forest

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Valley of the Lost Groves
Bunyan's Pitchfork Redwood seen from Valley of the Lost Groves

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Jedediah Smith Redwoods S.P.
Another mushroom

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Smith River flows through it
Smith River flows through north redwoods - incredible blue color

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Jedediah Smith Redwoods
Simpson Reed trail near Crescent City, CA & Brookings, OR

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Jedediah Smith Redwoods
Giant living and  fallen trees - Simpson Reed Discovery Trail

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Grove of Titans
Big redwood inside the Jed Smith Grove of Titans

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Redwoods
There are plenty of burls and odd growths to see

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Giant redwood
Redwood tree along Hiouchi trail by Smith River

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Redwoods
Giant remnant trees - this apparently burned after it died

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Sulfur Shelf Fungi
Fungi near Del Norte Titan in Jedediah Smith Redwoods

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The way to Fern Falls
The trail to Fern Falls. Boy Scout Tree Trail

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The Prince / 5" cap
Agaricus augustus or "The Prince" - a large mushroom

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Jedediah Smith State Park
Many trails are in excellent condition

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Fungi
Another Sulfur Shelf fungi: October

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Bigleaf maple
Trunk rooted on both ends. Limbs became leaders

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Live tree on log
Roots grapple the log, but must penetrate for nutrients

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A real garden
Log is about 14' high on side and plants reach upwards of 20'

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Dad and Son
Michael left, Mario right. Simpson Reed Discovery Trail 2007

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Visitors
Group of young folk having fun

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Rhododendron
Species native to redwood forest.

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Darlingtonia californica
These grow in isolated wet or bog areas of California and Oregon

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Darlingtonia
With Volmer's Lily too

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Stump mushrooms
On Hatton trail. Mushrooms on an old stump

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Poison-oak
Autumn poison-oak leaflet blew over to trail from 100' high

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Simpson Reed Trail
Trunk set back from path: Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP

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Ganoderma - 1/15/2008
May be Ganoderma tsugae or oregonensis, but nicer than other images I've seen of either.

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Growth on trunk
Might be a canker. It's massive. About 9 feet in diameter.

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Long moss-like plant
This appears to be Selaginella oregana - Oregon spikemoss

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Selaginella oregana ?
Longer than I thought. Drapes down 4 feet long

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January 15, 2008
One side of a cathedral-like ring of redwood trunks together

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Del Norte Titan Redwood
Trisha holding measure tape on Del Norte Titan

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Double redwood
Daughter in Jedediah Smith Redwoods

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Growth rings
Tree cut that fell. Nice color. a lot growth rings - still young

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Daughter in tree
On Boyscout Tree / Fern Falls Trail

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Boy Scout Trail
In Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

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Polypodium scouleri
Fern cluster growing on lower redwood trunk

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Daughter by tree
Next to one of the largest known Titans.

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Boy Scout Tree Trail
An enormous redwood trunk along Boy Scout Tree trail

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Jedediah Smith Redwoods S.P.
Hollow from decay, maybe fire too

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Boy Scout Tree Trail
An expansive glade of sword ferns - acres in size

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Redwood Stream
Michael exploring a stream with me in the redwoods

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Michael and a redwood
Bright early morning light and Screaming Titans redwood

 
   
 
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