From the redwood forests to the Gulf stream waters...

Well, I haven't been on this trip to the Gulfstream waters but at least I've seen the redwood forests. And those sequoia trees are mighty !!! They're towering over you like masts from a Man of War and oscillate gently in the wind. Riding through these forests gave me the childish feeling of fear and awe that I had as a young boy while reading the "Little Red Riding Hood" or the Brothers Grimm tales, as if anything, whether good or bad, could come out suddenly from the darkness and surprise me. The contrast between the soft ocre of the bark and the dark green of the leaves is also very appeasing. Steve measured one and found it to be more than ten meters in diameter. An other one, burned from the inside, was like a giant chimney. Staying still among those giants is incredibly humbling. We stopped at the entrance of the Humboldt State Park and spend at least an hour looking at those trees. Nearby was a marsh where small bamboos were growing, giving to the aera the aspect of a prehistoric forest. We did not see any dinosaur but I swear we heard them groaning in the distance.