That's a giant Paul Bunyan and Babe the Big Blue Ox trying to hustle some touristas into the Klamath River "Trees of Mystery" up in the heart of the "Redwood Empire". Once logged near to zippo, the redwood trees are making a comeback thanks to government preservation and some well-financed private sector tourist traps like this one. There were once two million square miles of redwood trees: 4 percent are of that total are preserved today.
We didn't actually go in to "Trees of Mystery". Maybe another time. I was in a hurry to get to the giant statue of "Rudy, The World Largest Pine Cone" down the road. Funny... I forgot to get a picture of that.)
I've put more pictures into my "Share Photos" area on the main page. Just look under Vacation 8/2007 for the shots. There are pictures my wife and I took on our travels up the northern California/Oregon Coast. If you like a bit of wildlife--and who doesn't?--plus some great ocean vistas, have a look. Ansel Adams I'm not, but it'll give you a flavor of the area if you do the slide show feature.
We had a great time traveling up the coast from Eureka, California--the main city on that stretch of rural coastline, up through the great State and National Park Redwood Groves of Humboult and Del Norte Counties and then on through the rocky and scenic Oregon Coastline along Highway 101 to the old lumber town of Coos Bay.
Redwood National and State Parks
It's one of the most beautiful areas in the West for my money. I hope you all can get a chance to see it in your travels someday.
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