Madrone Woods

Trail Thoughts and Musings

One of the few trees that can compete to any degree with the redwoods are the madrone trees. They can readily be recognized by their reddish bark and the peculiar curved growth pattern that some specimens exhibit. Here a small footbridge marks the transition from redwood to madrone groves.


Werner Hager at cyberguide@cyberhikes.com
Last updated July 20, 1998.
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