"Sequoia Sempervirens" a Redwood National Park Travel Page by Rusket

Coast Redwood, also known as California Redwood, are the tallest trees in the world, up to 115 meters / 370 feet. Their cousin the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) have thicker stems and live longer, but are shorter, 95 meters / 311 feet.

A strange feeling standing in front of a tree that might be 2000 years old! The picture is taken in Tall Trees Grove. A taller tree than those around us here has recently been discovered not far away, but the ranger at the visitor center claimed it was not accessible :-(

There is a locked gate on the Tall Trees Access Road, we had to obtain permit and a secret code for the lock at one of the visitor centers. Only a restricted number of vehicles are allowed into the area on a daily basis. Not that is was any problem; We saw one other car on our way up from Orich to the gate, and met one inside the restricted area.

The wild animals are more afraid of us than we are of them. No big risk of running into any, but be aware anyway.