Redwood Highway – Glimpses of Brilliance
Bigleaf maple and ferns, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park (10/29/17) Max Forster
Mill Creek, Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP (10/29/17) Max Forster
James Irvine Trail, Prairie Creek Redwoods SP (10/29/17) Max Forster
North Coast color spotter Max Forster sends glimpses of brilliance from his most recent tour along the Redwood Highway.
He reports that despite recent rain (perhaps until this weekend), stormy weather has not “truly returned to the North Coast, extending fall color into November.”
As Max predicted in his previous report, peak color has continued and the Roosevelt elk “are still very active” from
Howland Hill Rd., Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP (10/29/17) Max Forster
Beneath Mill Creek Bridge, Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP (10/29/17) Max Forster
Big Lagoon to Prairie Creek State Park.
Redwood National Park and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park – Peak (75-100%) – Bigleaf maple along Drury Parkway near the Big Tree are the finest Max recalls having seen in years. “Almost all of the trees are peaking together.” GO NOW!
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park – Peak (75-100%) – “The drive through the park
Mill Creek, Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP (10/29/17) Max Forster
along Howland Hill Road will be very colorful this week, with the forest carpeted in golden vine maple,” Max reported. He hiked the entirety of Mill Creek through the park over this past weekend and found bigleaf maple in top form. GO NOW!
Bull elk defends his harem, Elk Meadow (10/29/17) Max Forster