coastal redwood trees in Redwood National Park, California
bull elk in Redwood National Park, California
False Klamath Cove at sunset, Redwood National Park
blooming lupines in Redwood National Park
a visitor in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park
Del Norte redwoods, Redwood National Park
driftwood on Enderts Beach, Redwood National Park
a grove at Redwood National Park, California
a spiderweb in Redwood National Park, California
red alder trees in Redwood National Park, California
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Coast Redwoods
When author John Steinbeck stood in the presence of redwood trees—the tallest living things on the planet—he described the sensation as a "cathedral hush." Among the trees preserved in California's Redwood National Park are the oldest, largest, and tallest of coast redwoods.
Photograph by Phil Schermeister, Nat Geo Image Collection

Pictures: Redwood National Park

See photos of Redwood National Park and the giant trees it protects in this gallery from National Geographic.

June 07, 2010

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