Redwood Park!

I've been meaning to visit this park, and it was one of those days where each moment helps you to appreciate the next even more.


The trail starts off uphill in a mixture of dust, gold grasses and low trees. Suz decided this would be a great time to disappear! It's happened a few times, so my heart doesn't go straight to dizzy-speed, but hearing her crash and crunch back up to the trail made me exceedingly grateful.


There were a number of side trails and we headed for the Eucalyptus Trail because it went down into the river valley. Everything about the path seemed 'fresh' - it was shady and there was a mish-mash of sharp, minty eucalyptus.

Even that couldn't have prepared me for the redwood grove we wandered into. The pictures don't even begin to do justice - the gently filtered light and undeniably ancient green froze me for a bit. You get the sense that the soil is richer, that (in spite of the park signs) you are walking through a slice of floral history.