Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Reaching for the SKY

Think back...way back...Do you remember when you were issued your 5th grade geography book? Mrs. Stickland's class-Ben Franklin Elementary. One of the most memorable chapters for me was the one about the "Redwoods" on the west coast. That black and white picture of the huge tree with an opening cut out and a road running right through the middle fascinated me. Of course in 1969 the roads and cars were much smaller than they are now. I've never forgotten that image and have secretly dreamed of seeing those magnificent beauties one day. Just a few weeks ago that dream came true. Not the California sequoias that were pictured in my long ago geography book, but their cousins to the north, the ones off the west coast of Canada.

Located on Meares Island, The Big Tree Trail is only reachable by boat, kayak or water taxi. Kayaking sounded like a fun adventure, however I've never maneuvered a kayak and Lee is a non-swimmer so that was not an option for us. Besides that water was really cold.

Water Taxi it is.

Think you can see the top without falling backward? GOOD LUCK!

The age of these trees is anywhere from 1000 to 1500 years old. These are some of the oldest and largest living things on earth.

LOOK OUT! The boardwalk was beautiful but primitive and deteriorating in areas.

Spooky Old Tree

This is where we turn around and travel back the way we came. We meet the water taxi on the beach and head back to civilization to plan our next adventure. Stay tuned.

Hillarie

1 comment:

  1. Wow, Wow,Wow!! What a beautiful place. I especially love the photo looking up at the trees. It's awesome. And the tree with the holes in the base of the trunk looks like it has a face. Too cool! Thanks for sharing your trip to the trail with me today. Okay, I'm ready for the next edition.

    Love you,

    Carol

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