In July we were in northern California to see the redwoods at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. As I said in a previous post, it is almost impossible to convey in photographs the size and majesty of these 2000 year old trees. This was one of my more successful efforts, though even this is inadequate. Walking quietly among them that afternoon and evening reminded me of James Russell Lowell's poem, "The Cathedral, where he writes of being "safe in the hallowed quiets of the past."

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