There is a tourist trap called the Trees of Mystery store-museum, in Kalamath, California. You can visit their Indian artifacts museum in their gift shop for free and it has a lot of interesting things about several different Indian cultures. There is a talking statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe his blue ox—actually, only Paul converses with you—and it is not a recording. Ever talk to a giant statue before? But the most impressive giants in these parts are the trees.
The road to Stout's Grove is gravel and this time of year pave with many potholes. The Stout Grove is an old-growth (unlogged) stand of redwood trees in extreme northern California. These sequoia are taller than any other living beings. Their cousins farther south grow bigger in circumference, but this species grows tallest in Redwoods State and National Park near Hiouchi, California. BJ and I hiked several hundren yards along a path called "Scout Trail" in a very wet and foggy forest. We also took a loop trail down by the river named after the logger who preserved this stand of sequoias. It sure rains and fogs a lot on the west coast this time of year.(Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sapphir3blu3/3366260854/)
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