IN THE REDWOODS

Days at El Nido Norte

By María Ayllón

December 1^st, 2014

hiking in a REDWOOD FOREST

Typical redwoods forests usually include redwoods, bay trees, maples, tan bark oak, and hazelnut trees. In fall, maples change colors before they drop their leaves, which fall waltzing in the air.

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Big basin

Big Basin is California‘s oldest State Park, established in 1902 and home to some of the oldest, first generation redwood trees in the area.

Whenever we visit, we think of Percy, Lillian, Tom, and Dick camping in those same forests almost 100 years ago.

Pogonip

Our favorite hiking spot! It consists of a mix of forested areas and meadows

Here is where Santa Cruz’s first golf course was established, and it is odd seeing a couple of tall palm trees guarding the entrance to the old country club building.

Pogonip means ‘icy fog‘ in Shoshone.

EL NIDO NORTE, the forest

Tress everywhere. Someone one day remarked on the “number of trees we owned”. The way we see it, we are only the trees guardians. Humbled by their beauty and longevity.