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A big, old redwood is still going strong after having been charred by historic wildfire.
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Hiking west on Ridge Trail, the first redwoods start to appear. Just scattered at first, as one continues west, they take over the mixed redwood forest.
The sunlit ridge on the other side of the steep sided valley of Blackhawk Canyon, is seen to the north through the trees on Spring Trail.
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Joan Pendleton
Dec 27, 2020 near Interlaken, CA
“A big, old redwood is still going strong after having been charred by historic wildfire.”  

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A big, old redwood is still going strong after having been charred by historic wildfire.
The sunlit ridge on the other side of the steep sided valley of Blackhawk Canyon, is seen to the north through the trees on Spring Trail.
Bright green moss covers some trees in December, in the moist forest along Sprig Trail.
This is a HUGE redwood, must be over eight feet across. Its roots are exposed on the trail side, but its still standing tall and straight, amazing.
This is the HUGE redwood that's over 8 feet across with its roots exposed next to the trail. Picture taken standing next to its exposed roots, that continued a few feet above my head.
Contour Trail begins its climb up out of deep, dark, densely forested Blackhawk Canyon, on a sunny December day.
Towering redwoods along Ridge Trail.
Hiking west on Ridge Trail, the first redwoods start to appear. Just scattered at first, as one continues west, they take over the mixed redwood forest.
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