HIKING CATHEDRAL TREES TRAIL Redwoods National Park, California

Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller

Date: July 6, 2022

At Big Tree Wayside, this 1.1-mile trail took us to one enormous Big Tree! The dimensions of this tree were – Height: 286 feet; Diameter: 23.7 feet; Circumference 74.5 feet; Estimated age: 1500 years old. Rosie looked like a midget standing in front of this majestic redwood tree. The trail continued to a grove of unique cathedral trees. Interesting fact: redwood trees are the tallest trees on the planet, but their root system doesn’t go below 12 feet deep.

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