January 11, 2003 (Big Basin Redwoods State Park) Page 1 of 3

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En route to Big Basin - a spectacular view of the valley off Rt 9
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The sign says that round trip to Berry Creek Fall from this point will take 6 hrs.  It took us only about 3 hrs.
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Candied mushrooms!  Look at 9901 to see how much it's grown 3.5 hrs later.
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Lots of second-growth redwoods along the way.
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One of the many bridges connecting the trails.
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A fallen redwood.
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Mushroom season is here.  Many more pics of mushrooms to come!
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A perfectly round mushroom, 'like a record player [speaker phone]' says Greg.
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Mushrooms of all sizes and colors were everywhere.  These are less than 2 inches across
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Moss grew all over live and decomposing trees.  Feather-like, they were very delicate-looking.
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A little family of mushrooms. You can see some bugs on top of the leftmost specimen.
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Plenty of water filled the abundant creeks.
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This boulder is the size of a large van; spotted with lots of fern.
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One of the many old-growth redwoods.  Takes you back a few thousand years!
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A species of mushroom/fungus which we had never seen before!
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Nature's art sculptures - perfect balance of color and texture.
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Split log pieces leaning against another fallen redwood.
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Greg & Jenny discover a colorful mushroom to the left.
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The trail ran along a creek for some distance, offering serene sounds of babbling waters.
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Mushrooms blossoming at the tip of a stick, almost like real flowers.
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