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Here is a view from the top of an 89-m-tall giant sequoia in Whitaker Forest just before sunset. Note the contrast between the huge, dome-shaped crowns of large sequoias and the conical crowns of younger sequoias. This forest was partially logged in the 1870s, so the younger trees are about 130 years old. You can al...
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Surrounded by Kings Canyon National Park, Whitaker Forest is a research forest managed by the University of California, Berkeley. Here is a view from the near the top of an 86-m-tall giant sequoia looking down the mountain. Six climbers are visible in this image near the tops of two 90-m-tall giant sequoia trees. Ca...
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Here is another view of the lower crown of an enormous and very old redwood tree. I asked Cameron to rappel below a giant, fused, elbow-like structure. Unfortunately he moved slightly and looks like he has three eyes (he has only two).
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The tree profiled here has a weird and intimidating section near the top. Note how the main trunk shifts to the left. Apparently the main trunk broke centuries earlier, resprouted, broke again, and resprouted again. Lots of soil has accumulated beneath ferns (Polypodium scouleri), and several woody shrubs have colon...
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Very old redwood trees develop incredible structural complexity. Here is a very impressive section of the lower crown of a large redwood showing a bizarre fusion between the main trunk (left), limbs, and reiterated trunks. The "elbow" below Cameron on the right has over 3 cubic meters of wood.
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Redwood National and State Parks protects some of the most amazing vegetation on Earth. Here is a view of a magnificent old-growth forest canopy from a height of 310 feet.
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The deep shadows of old-growth redwood forests hint at the height of the canopy. In this view, many large redwood crowns are visible, including several with dead tops and heavy loads of epiphytes.
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From deep within the old-growth forest, massive redwood crowns loom over a nearly pristine landscape. We owe an enormous dept of gratitude to Save-the-Redwoods League as well as Redwood National and State Parks for protecting and managing these great examples of primeval forest in California.
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Some of Earth's greatest forests survive near the coast in northern California. In this view from 330 feet above the ground, an awe-inspiring forest canopy stretches into the distance. Far to the east can be seen a snow-covered mountain ridge.
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In addition to redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), a number of other conifers create the forest canopy in Redwood National and State Parks. How many species can you find in this view?
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