And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, October 21, 2023
They are indeed that big. One of those rare items that you need to see in person to really appreciate.
Uhhh... All "Sequoia"s are redwoods: either Sequoia sempervirens, mostly in northern Calif, or Sequoia gigantia, mostly in east central Calif. The sempervirens are *big*. The gigantia are.... ;)
Stay away from Redwoods in storms. The branches at the top will be released/jettisoned at wind speeds about 65mph. Of course, they may fall with less strain. The indians called that "whispering death". Plus, those upper branches are the size of regular trees, and will bury itself in the ground after falling 200+ feet.
I'd never seen them up close and personal till I went to the forest outside of Santa Cruz and saw them. I saw the cross section that was in the movie "Vertigo"! Impressive.
For scale, that Fir tree in the background is three log load material.
ReplyDeleteThese look like redwoods. The sequoias are even bigger. Not as tall, but much larger.
ReplyDeleteUhhh... All "Sequoia"s are redwoods: either Sequoia sempervirens, mostly in northern Calif, or Sequoia gigantia, mostly in east central Calif. The sempervirens are *big*. The gigantia are.... ;)
DeleteStay away from Redwoods in storms. The branches at the top will be released/jettisoned at wind speeds about 65mph. Of course, they may fall with less strain. The indians called that "whispering death". Plus, those upper branches are the size of regular trees, and will bury itself in the ground after falling 200+ feet.
ReplyDeleteSo big it won't fit on one photo.
ReplyDeleteI'd never seen them up close and personal till I went to the forest outside of Santa Cruz and saw them. I saw the cross section that was in the movie "Vertigo"! Impressive.
ReplyDeleteGrew up in California & family took trips to the redwoods. They are a sight to behold.
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