California Redwood

Now for a stroll through the forest

---

July 15th 2011
Geo: 37.896, -122.58After an hour trip through San Francisco, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, and a very very winding road, we arrived at Muir Woods National Monument. On Jan. 9, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt signed legislation establishing Muir Woods National Monument. William and Elizabeth Kent had donated the woods to save the trees, and asked that it be named after John Muir. We had ... read more

North America » United States » California

---

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more