Freeman Creek Trail still green despite damage, while the southern section is a moonscape of dead sequoias.
Alder Creek Giant Actively Burning Two Months “after” the Castle Fire California
Alder Creek Grove giant actively on fire, in flames two months after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire.
Stagg Lives, Waterfall Perishes California
The Stagg Tree was not impacted by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire while the nearby Waterfall Tree was destroyed.
Patriarch Tree Destroyed in the Castle Fire California
The famous Patriarch Tree and most of McIntyre Grove perished in the Castle Fire. Before and after photos of several giant sequoias.
Alder Creek First Snow of the Winter Season California
Alder Creek receives the first snow of the 2020 winter season.
Alder Creek Grove after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire – October 28, 2020 California
All giant sequoia are dead in the western section of Alder Creek Grove.
Alder Creek Grove after the SQF Complex / Castle Fire – October 27, 2020 California
Post-fire sequoias in an eastern section of Alder Creek Grove.
Alder Creek Grove (and Sequoia Crest) “After” the Castle Fire – October 11-16, 2020 California
Countless giant sequoias were killed by the SQF Complex / Castle Fire. Sequoia Crest burned down. A personal account of the loss.
Sequoia National Park California
Take a long walk by yourself underneath giant sequoias and you will forever be changed.
Sentinels in the Mist: A Walk Through the Coast Redwoods California
A walk into the mist, moss, and dizzyingly tall trees of the magnificent coast redwood forest.
The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest North Carolina
Huge tulip trees and colorful wildflowers in a magical never-cut forest in western North Carolina.
Albright Grove – Old Growth in the Smokies Tennessee
A nice hike up to the Albright Grove to see the old trees and get away from the crowds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park Vancouver Island, Canada
Journey Into the Primeval: the sitka spruce virgin forest and Randy Stoltmann Grove of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, Canada.
Greenfield Lake North Carolina
Mature trees, alligators, and herons in the rich landscape of a Wilmington, NC city park.
Blue Clay Bike Park North Carolina
Walking through the longleaf pine forest at Blue Clay Bike Park.
Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve North Carolina
Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve is a tiny forest oasis in the middle of a busy campus, in the middle of a busy city.
University Woods North Carolina
Old-growth longleaf pine forest cut down by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW).
Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden North Carolina
A picturesque garden of venus flytraps, sundew, and a wonderful variety of colorful pitcher plants.
Carolina Beach State Park North Carolina
Carolina Beach State Park is where you can see it all: forests, swamp, savannah, pocosin, beach, butterflies, birds, snakes, and deer.
A Springtime Stroll in Brunswick Nature Park North Carolina
Hiking the trails at Brunswick Nature Park. Whippoorwill, woodpeckers, dogwoods, longleaf pine. A poetic nature walk.
The Wildness of Holly Shelter North Carolina
A Nature Walk in Holly Shelter Game Lands. Hiking, venus flytraps, longleaf pine, wildflowers, butterflies, turtles, bullfrogs, alligators.
A Winter Walk in Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve North Carolina
The experience of walking in Ev-Henwood, a wild forest of hardwoods and ancient bald cypress in Brunswick County.
Sonic Oak North Carolina
The Sonic Oak, a huge old live oak tree on Market Street cut down by NCDOT.
Abbey Nature Preserve North Carolina
A nature walk in the Abbey Foy-Moore Nature Preserve at Poplar Grove.
Avatar Grove Vancouver Island
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