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Redwood posts
Video: Albino Redwoods, a biological mystery
Feb 24th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
I recently spent 10 days exploring Northern California, magnetized by every patch of Redwood trees I saw. This wasn't my first trip to the area and it won't prove to be my last, either. There's something especially magnificent about Redwood trees. The limits of their growth are widely still unknown, but at their recorded tallest height (379 feet), the Giant Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) ...
Top 10 national parks, thanks to TripAdvisor
Jun 6th, 2009 at 12:00PM: More than 3,000 TripAdvisor readers in the United States have selected the top 10 national parks. Big shock: nine out of 10 are out west. Only Maine made it onto the list. But, let's face it – if you want big, impressive national parks, you have leave the East Coast.
These readers are definitely interested in the national park scene. More than 70 percent plan to visit one this year, up ...Road tripping to be easier this summer with lower gas prices
Apr 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Fill your tank, cut down a redwood and kick a polar bear in the 'nads ... gas is likely to stay cheap this summer! So, let the environment be damned, load up the Hummer and take the longest road trip of your life. The Energy Information Administration has great news for motorists: gas is expected to hang around an average of $2.23 a gallon this summer (more if you live in New York or California, I ...Photo of the Day (4/8/06) Perspiring Fungus
Apr 8th, 2006 at 11:24AM: With Earth Day approaching fast I thought this shot taken by Nicholas Stevenson of a 'perspiring fungus' on
a Redwood seemed rather fitting. For some reason Earth Day always generates pictures of tree huggers gathered in masses
and I say if you're going to be doing any tree hugging this April 22 you should hug a California Redwood at Redwood National Park. Judging from the detail of this awesome ...
