Big Trees in the PNW

[cactusflinthead 27601]

I just got back from up around Eureka in Humboldt County. It's been on my list for a long time. I didn't care about fishing. But, there's plenty of that. 

I wanted to see the big old trees. Ferns growing out of the side of a canyon deep in the big woods.

I can understand why it is so isolated. Before the roads were paved it was an epic journey. Most of the ones that went there in the early days took a ship to get around the endless hills and countless rivers. 

Fern Canyon was pretty damn cool. The first part of it is easily accessible to even hobbling Nanas. The last of it is a damned obstacle course. It ended at this big ass fern that you had to grab ahold of and clamber up. Beyond that you would have to figure it out yourself. 

I wandered around in there for a while. I think the ravens were telling me to quit fucking around and find some more humans because they aren't going to come fetch you and that phone won't get shit for a signal. I agreed. I didn't want to make the news. 

Eureka has a lot of Fredericksburg about it. Shopping and cool old buildings. 

It was a helluva haul to get there to that clump of ferns in the big woods, but I would do it again.

Edited August 15, 2023 by cactusflinthead

[DoobieWah 1452]

cactusflinthead went to Fern Canyon and all we got was a picture...of a sign. 

 

[South Austin 52523]

Thread title should be changed to "Look at Somebody Else's Photo of Big Trees in the PNW."

[RPM 26328]

NorCal is impressive af. Haven't been there since the 80's, but it was beautiful. Used to truck across Mt. Shasta delivering fertilizer to farmers. 

[Incredulity 11679]

 

NorCal isn’t PNW

[Hook1997 5397]

I use to go up to that area for work when I lived in Santa Rosa for a a bit 20 years ago.  Definitely a beautiful area, pretty sure I had a bear outside my tent camping up there one night.  

[WBT 20643]

Dippers are cool

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12301]

Narnia

[cactusflinthead 27601]

[cactusflinthead 27601]

[cactusflinthead 27601]

[cactusflinthead 27601]

4 hours ago, DoobieWah said:

cactusflinthead went to Fern Canyon and all we got was a picture...of a sign. 

 

Fuckers I got your goddamn pix

I tired. The road adrenaline crashed hard 

[Nueces River Rat 5539]

4 hours ago, DoobieWah said:

cactusflinthead went to Fern Canyon and all we got was a picture...of a sign. 

 

And now more pics of Ferns and not the tall trees.

[Carl Spackler 3488]

Surly being Surly today

[Brisketexan 105180]

Being a Texan, I look at that, and I keep thinking "looks snakey and poison ivy-ey."  I'm sure it's not.  But it would take me a good half hour of hiking it to get past those thoughts.

[Paco 1934]

3 hours ago, Incredulity said:

 

NorCal isn’t PNW

We live in Texas. Is it north? Check. Is it west? Check. Is it close to the Pacific ocean? Check!

I'll alow it.

[Foosters 17858]

nice shrubbery

[cactusflinthead 27601]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Being a Texan, I look at that, and I keep thinking "looks snakey and poison ivy-ey."  I'm sure it's not.  But it would take me a good half hour of hiking it to get past those thoughts.

I only saw birds. I was too focused on not getting impaled on the downed trees over the trail at the end stretch to really hunker down and watch. I suspect any self respecting reptiles or amphibians headed the opposite direction of white guy crashing through the woods.

[cactusflinthead 27601]

It's a cheesy roadside attraction, but it's accessible for anyone. It is hard to get a full shot of a single tree. 

[DDD Dad 14346]

3 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

I don't see a single Morel.

[DDD Dad 14346]

52 minutes ago, Foosters said:

nice shrubbery

[cactusflinthead 27601]

5 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

I don't see a single Morel.

Me either. Not a lot of any fungi. A few shelf types 

[huge 3795]

Muir woods easier to get to if you want to scratch some of that itch again.

Love that area.

[Tailgate 3022]

Love it up there myself. Try and go every couple years. You will find peace and beauty all over.

[Biff Tannen 45695]

2 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

It's a cheesy roadside attraction, but it's accessible for anyone. It is hard to get a full shot of a single tree. 

Not cheesy.  An amazing giant that deserves all of our respect.

[cactusflinthead 27601]

21 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Not cheesy.  An amazing giant that deserves all of our respect.

Oh there were cheesy touristy knick knacks and some cool local carved stuff. 

I had to get a banana slug for the offspring. 

[nbmishoid 963]

Traveled thru Eureka in a 76 Toyota pickup, maybe 1977.  Stopped in a music store and bought a Steely Dan songbook.  Lost it, long ago.  An acoustic rendition of “Razor Boy” is all that remains.   No Rick Derringer on the slide.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21912]

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

Not cheesy.  An amazing giant that deserves all of our respect.

It should be cut down so they can expand the store and really start making money

[Incredulity 11679]

5 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I keep thinking "looks snakey and poison ivy-ey.

 

Poison Oak everywhere.

[UTexasFight 9517]

Coming back from olympic and the Hoh Rainforest to my burnt-to-a-crisp lawn today sucked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NWBuck 8576]

10 hours ago, Foosters said:

nice shrubbery

Perfect avatar 

[Blotto 23560]

22 hours ago, Hook1997 said:

I use to go up to that area for work when I lived in Santa Rosa for a a bit 20 years ago.  Definitely a beautiful area, pretty sure I had a bear outside my tent camping up there one night.  

Its probably tough to sleep with YMCA blasting all night

[Biff Tannen 45695]

12 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

Coming back from olympic and the Hoh Rainforest to my burnt-to-a-crisp lawn today sucked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those trees growing off the nurse log are incredible.

[UTexasFight 9517]

3 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Those trees growing off the nurse log are incredible.

Yeah

a couple more pics of what those will grow up to look like in ~200 years when that nurse log nearly fully decays.

 

[gmr548 16590]

On 8/15/2023 at 8:28 AM, Incredulity said:

 

NorCal isn’t PNW

Depends on what metric. Ecologically, Humboldt County is the southern frontier of the region.

[We’reTexas 1473]

And the State of Jefferson!