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# redwoods
- URL: https://www.bradenanderin.com/redwoods/
- Published: 2023-08-25T06:38:49.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-25T06:38:49.000Z
- Author: erin
- Tags: family, places we've been, the bus, summer, #Import 2023-10-16 11:47

Redwoods were on our list of things to see before we leave California. Unfortunately our route from Oregon to California wasn't anywhere near Redwood National Park. Fortunately there are a couple places in California where you can see the redwoods and this one was just over an hour from San Francisco, plus it is a National Monument.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2023/08/image-145.png)

Pictures don't come close to capturing how tall these trees are. Fun facts for Austin - redwood trees are the tallest trees in the world, can grow over 300 feet and can live more than 2,000 years.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2023/08/image-147.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2023/08/image-152.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2023/08/image-148.png)

This redwood tree was 1,021 years old when it fell in 1930\. I want to know who counted all those rings to figure that out. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2023/08/image-146.png)

Another National Monument, another Junior Ranger badge.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/37/53/3753a80f-8fde-4050-bece-f7bceee6e14c/content/images/2023/08/image-151.png)