Memorial Day 2006

Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Redwood: 200 feet; Chucky: under 6

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The lad elbows his way out. In the old days, a grizzy would have made that impossible.

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Melissa looks elated because all the bears are gone now - or could it be the prospect of the 11 mile hike ahead?

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It's the latter 'cause she's set eyes on the cool trail guide.

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See?

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Unique to the redwood environment is the particularly intriguing babnana slug, seen here.

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Chuck thought they felt exquisite. The slug seemed to enjoy the experience too..

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Here's Melissa fearlessly observing a young cougar

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and other abundant wildlife (just not shown here).

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In this shot, robin-sized seabirds nesting in the tall firs fly to the ocean for fish to feed their young.

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We watch them dive into the water. In a couple of weeks we'll take the 30-mile overnight down to the sea.

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Ohlone indians may not have spent much time in this forest but we just might.

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