EastWest Gal
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Superb map. I recommend Calaveras Big Trees state park as an alternative to Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. There are some great trails there and much less crowds.
It's very close to Angels Camp, which holds its annual Frog Jumping contest the third week of May and has some gold rush history to its name.
Many have mentioned the coastal redwoods as being much taller, but that is hard to appreciate when one is only 5-6 feet tall. Much easier to appreciate the huge trunks of the giant sequoias.
Fun fact about redwoods. There is a third type of redwood, called the Dawn Redwood, that has a very limited natural habitat in China. It is a deciduous tree. It was thought to be extinct. Apparently it was found all over the northern hemisphere when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The seeds have been collected and the tree is being propagated. My community college in California had one tree in its botanical garden.
https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/...c_CJt8BtlaK1HuSTd_DFKPCV6jJC7VgxoCvwsQAvD_BwE
BTW, coastal redwoods can be found in many places that aren't parks and preserves. DH's childhood home in the Oakland hills had coast redwoods in the front yard. So did other homes in the area.
It's very close to Angels Camp, which holds its annual Frog Jumping contest the third week of May and has some gold rush history to its name.
Many have mentioned the coastal redwoods as being much taller, but that is hard to appreciate when one is only 5-6 feet tall. Much easier to appreciate the huge trunks of the giant sequoias.
Fun fact about redwoods. There is a third type of redwood, called the Dawn Redwood, that has a very limited natural habitat in China. It is a deciduous tree. It was thought to be extinct. Apparently it was found all over the northern hemisphere when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The seeds have been collected and the tree is being propagated. My community college in California had one tree in its botanical garden.
https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/...c_CJt8BtlaK1HuSTd_DFKPCV6jJC7VgxoCvwsQAvD_BwE
BTW, coastal redwoods can be found in many places that aren't parks and preserves. DH's childhood home in the Oakland hills had coast redwoods in the front yard. So did other homes in the area.