The Methuselah redwood tree - it's
difficult to see how large it is from these pictures... but at the base
of is a 14 feet diameter trunk, or wider than your typical rooms.
It is 1,800 years old!
Sandstone formation - all natural
shapes carved by years of rain and wind.
[From National Audubon Society
field guide to California, p. 28: Sandstone - sedimentary rock;
often contains fossils. COnstituent minerals: predominantly quartz,
with feldspar, mica, and other minerals... Muddy sandstones of marine origin
are common in the Central Valley.]
Loann, Khanh, and Jenny, in front
of two naturally formed pillars inside a wind-carved cave.
Ground full of acorns, look closely.
A six-inch banana slug.
I think this is a "Giant Reed",
which can grow to 15 feet tall.
Some sort of Lichen on the trunks
of these trees, almost looks like tiny ferns.
Lunch time at the end of the hike.
This picnic area is also where we parked.
The tactics table: planning the
meteor shower event for later that night :)