redwoods ..

we made it to the pacific coast before the sunset last night .. 

we found all kinds of sea life in the tide pools ..

starfish .. 

sea anemones ..

we caught the sunset to ..

we hiked the tall tree trail today ..

this is the part of the old growth forest that is still left .. 

it took 40 years for the redwoods to become a national forest ..

by the time the legislation was passed deeming it a national park 90% of the redwoods had already been cut down ..

the trees in the old growth forest can be up to 2000 years old ..

to say they are big is an understatement ..

the tallest tree is 379 feet tall ..

it is not marked within the forest and there are no trails leading to it ..

this is to protect the tree ..