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Published: February 8th 2007
Alright this is an old one (and I have older ones that still aren't published).
I had intended to write this blog back in September because I enjoyed the redwood forest so much. My brother and his family has lived in the San Francisco area for years and for years I have been saying that I wanted to go to the redwoods. I finally did and the woods lived up to my expectations. I got to hug ancient trees that I couldn’t get my arms around. I walked and crawled through the hollowed out trunks. It wasn’t until the end of my hike that I learned how bad that is for the trees roots. I tried to take pictures but of course the enormous trees wouldn’t fit in the frame. I learned that the circles of trees I often saw were the result of the seeds falling from a tree and new trees began to grow right next to them. The circles were an odd sight as it looked like a bunch of huge trees were getting together for a meeting. I also got to see black tail dear, lots of birds, and a lizard. The area of the park
closest to the ranger building had a wooden boardwalk that created about a mile and a half loop through the trees. I was worried at first that you had to stay on the board walk but realized when you got to the edge of it, hiking trails led off in all directions. I picked out a four or five mile hike using a trail guide and ended up not seeing another soul for hours. The guide was pretty good so I didn’t have to worry about getting lost. Apparently most tourists stop once the board walk ends and never venture beyond it. This kinda of sucks because you end up spending only 45 minutes in the woods and tons of people are tramping on the same wooden boards around you. They really miss out on the beauty (and silence) of the woods. However; it was nice to be around tourists again. Hearing all the different languages and seeing all the cameras plus sandals with socks got me excited again for traveling. Luckily I was leaving for Morocco two weeks later.
The other pictures in this blog are from a working farm near Fremont. It is really accessible to kids
and lets you get up close with pigs, cows, chickens, sheep, beautiful pheasants and all sorts of plants. They had a bird coup for the pheasants and doves, but it also included some birds with some of the most elaborate plummage I’ve ever seen. I didn’t think birds like that existed in North America. Unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures of those birds. I also found some roses that gave off the sweetest smell. It made you salivate and I wanted to eat some of the rose petals. I restrained myself of course. There is also a shot of my favorite sight in San Francisco, the sea lions and some of the bay aquarium that I thought turned out well. The day in San Francisco turned out to great as we ended up stumbling on to a chocolate festival being held in Ghirardelli Square (where else). How lucky is that?
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Carlos De La Cruz
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empty woods are good for many things. i used to walk into the everglades. it was true wilderness 100 yards from the road. the trails weren't well marked and i would panic and sprint back. it was like playing chicken!