Happy Thanksgiving

Shawnee National Forest

Its that time of year again for a trip to the south.  Here is a nice rub we found in the back part of the farm.

Gave the cousins a tour of the farm.

Did get lucky catching a nice little bass in the pond.  Love that pond.

REDWOODS

It had been many (25?) years since I had last visited the north coast of California and their delightful Redwood groves.  The tallest trees in the world.  They can grow over 300 ft.  They can live to be more than 2500 years old.

They had cut down many trees.  Here is the stump of a big one. 

We also got to enjoy some fall colors.

Dan with a tree that they didn't finish cutting down.

They are very fire resistant and can do well even after they have been gutted by fire.

I like this picture.

The forest shadows give this one the look an impressionist painting.

Trying the capture the magnificence of the Redwood forest can be challenging.

View from the bench in Ladybird Johnson Grove.

For sunset we went to a small beach near Crescent City and had it all to ourselves.

It was a great sunset.

The yellows, oranges, and reds were striking.  I like the sunset coloring the crashing wave and tide pool in this one.

This is the pastel version.

We stayed until it got dark.

There is a whale spout near the center of this image.

There was a bit of fog which did fun things with the light cutting through the trees.

great beach at the end of the trail.

Lots of rainfall here.  Gree. Green. Green.

The light caught this spiderweb nicely.

So good to get back to the Redwoods.  Granted it was off season, but there were few hikers on the trail.  All the better to enjoy these amazing groves by ourselves.