Prairie Creek Redwoods in Northern Humboldt has a huge network of trails that go on for over a hundred miles. This hike was just a two mile segment of a bicycle trail that eventually ends up on the beach.One interesting thing about these rain forests is the opportunism that plants employ when one of these Redwood giants dies.
Several pictures show how one or several trees grow on the fallen redwood giants. Some are "stumps" that tower nearly 100 feet, then at the top have new redwood or spruce growing, running its tap roots like plumbing all the way down the exterior of the redwood until they disappear into the ground.
Even while they are alive the redwoods are coated with layers of life, from the fungi to the ferns and lichen.
Cool log.
ReplyDeleteLooks like we both took photos of the same log. I photographed that one in the last few months. My photo makes the face look slightly tilted.
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