Today was Bella's day. I walked her on the California oceanside near the Redwood National Park Information Center north of Trinidad and again at the RV site located at the Avenue of the Giants, a.k.a. Redwoods.
Since Redwoods are different from Sequoias I thought I'd add some specifics.
Redwoods age to more than 2000 years obtaining a height up to 370'. One could weigh as much as 1,200 tons. Base diameter is up to 22'. The cone is the size of an olive and the seed the size of a tomatoe seed.
Giant Sequoias age to more than 3,200 years obtaining a height up to 300'. One could weigh as much as 3,500 tons. Base diameter is up to 40'. The cone is the size of a chicken egg and the seed the size of an oat flake.
Redwood old-growth forests have been reduced from 2-million aces in the 19th century to 100,000 acres today, of which 40,000 acres are in the National and State Parks.
Coast Redwoods grow naturally in a zone 450-miles long by 25-miles wide and below 3,000' in altitude along the Pacific Ocean from central CA to the southwestern corner of OR.
