Redwoods

The North Coast Redwoods are a contrast of very large/tall and 

very tiny.

The redwoods themselves are of course gigantic but many of the other

plants are very small, especially the flowers that spot the forest floor.

This first one is example of the 'large'. I changed it to black and white

to highlight the texture of the bark.

Next is a couple of the tiny. These flowers were less than a dime in size.

Now the tall.

Light hits the forest floor only where there is a break in the canopy

and then it may last for a very short time as the sun sweeps across the sky.

I didn't do anything the add or subtract the lighting. This is 

probably my favorite of this set.

The largest plants I saw on the floor were these leaves. They grew only where 

there was trickling water in small creeks.

There are a number of elk herds in the area. You see a number of signs

along the way warning of elk crossing. I spotted this elk about 25 feet from

the campground parking lot at the Visitors Center. There were about

10 of them, some lounging right next to trailers.

I apologize for the road running through it's head.

Go, See, Enjoy and Photograph

Dave