Comments on: Wordless Wednesday: Calaveras Big Trees North Grove Hike

By: Adam R. Paul

Adam R. Paul — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:33:23 +0000

Thanks, Tom!

By: mon@rch

mon@rch — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:43:04 +0000

Amazing Wood Photos!

By: Adam R. Paul

Adam R. Paul — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:23:26 +0000

Thanks, Bernie! Funny that folks are seeing a woman – I sort of do now, but certainly didn’t when I composed the image!

By: Bernie Kasper

Bernie Kasper — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:55:07 +0000

Great shots Adam, and I thought the giant sycamore in my backyard was big (118′) it wouldn’t even be half their height !!

I also see the women in the image, neat shots !!

By: Adam R. Paul

Adam R. Paul — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:08:30 +0000

Yeah, I didn’t notice it until she mentioned it either.

I agree with you inasmuch as the several drive through trees did serve in some way to get people interested in nature, but IMO the skinned “Mother of the Forest” (the “Ruin” above) is totally inexusable. Even in that less conservation-minded time, people were outraged that the tree was skinned alive.

By: Adam R. Paul

Adam R. Paul — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:05:41 +0000

Thanks, Ankush!

By: Mary Carlson

Mary Carlson — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:52:49 +0000

Interesting that Red pointed out the old woman in picture #5. I never would have noticed it if she hadn’t referred to it. Chalk it up to creative imagination. Nice going, Red! Funny how I don’t think I’ve ever been to Big Trees, but I have seen the sequoias in Sequoia Nat Park. They are so awesome. My opinion of those “stupid human tricks” — that was a good way to “advertise” some of Mother Nature’s best features, especially during those days when travel and vacationing were not the norm. Those were the days when preservation and conservation were not your ordinary everyday vocabulary. We are a much better educated population nowadays – yet I still see a lot of stupidity going on. ;o)

By: ankush

ankush — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:47:33 +0000

awesome! loved the b&ws

By: Adam R. Paul

Adam R. Paul — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:29:23 +0000

I’ve driven or been driven through a few of the drive through trees too (there are at least 3 that I know of in CA, one still drive-through’able). Relics of a different era, thankfully

By: Adam R. Paul

Adam R. Paul — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:26:17 +0000

You & me both