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Redwood Trailhead.
Redwood Trail Stats.
Sequoia sempervirens.
Redwood Trail.
Redwood Trail.
Burned old growth.
Towering redwood.
Redwoods in Big Basin State Park.
Redwood Trail.
Sequoia sempervirens at Big Basin State Park.
Sequoia sempervirens at Big Basin State Park.
Chimney Tree.
Chimney Tree on the Redwood Trail.
Looking up the Chimney Tree.
Sequoia sempervirens at Big Basin State Park.
Redwood burl.
Dedication to Andrew Hill, founder of Big Basin State Park and saviour of the redwoods.
The redwood known as Father of the Forest, 250 feet tall.
The redwood known as Mother of the Forest, 293 feet tall.
Connector trail to Blooms Creek Campground.
Interpretive trail marker.
Close up of redwood bark.
Sequoia sempervirens at Big Basin State Park.
Another view of the redwood known as Mother Of The Forest.