Redwood Grove in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
The oldest tree in Pfeiffer State Park, near to our campground, is 1100 years old. Most of the redwoods in the Big Sur are not that old but many are hundreds of years old. We not only camped in a beautiful grove along a wonderful stream, but we walked miles of trails in the area. Some passed through redwood habitat near streams, then passing into chaparral then back into trees. Being in the stands of trees felt like walking through nature’s own cathedral with the spires reaching up high into the heavens. It was truly a spiritual experience. Singing birds and blooming flowers contributed greatly. When the trails passed into the scrub of the chaparral, the world opened up with vistas of surrounding hills and the ever-present Pacific.
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