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Old 04-08-2011, 09:25 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Cool.

The World's Tallest Tree Is Hiding Somewhere In California : Krulwich Wonders? : NPR
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Old 04-08-2011, 10:06 AM
 
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so very cool. hey, my folks live just up from Montclair.
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Old 04-08-2011, 10:12 AM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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I saw this years ago and am glad they still haven't disclosed where it is. Supposedly it is up a narrow draw which is very steep so unless someone is determined and does a systematic search of the park in question (I won't name it but I remember it's name) then they're not going to find it.
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Old 04-08-2011, 10:29 AM
 
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I saw this years ago and am glad they still haven't disclosed where it is. Supposedly it is up a narrow draw which is very steep so unless someone is determined and does a systematic search of the park in question (I won't name it but I remember it's name) then they're not going to find it.
Again, so very cool. It's nice some things are still "sacred".
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Old 04-08-2011, 06:09 PM
 
Location: Oregon
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480 feet douglas-fir was cut down in Oregon in early 60s. Theres a picture of it but I can't find it.
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Old 06-04-2011, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Oregon
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480 feet douglas-fir was cut down in Oregon in early 60s. Theres a picture of it but I can't find it.
There are some trunk shots of a Mineral Fir online, which was supposed to be around 400 feet tall. I don't buy-into 450+ (yet) for any species, whether Eucalyptus, or even Coast Redwood.

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I saw this years ago and am glad they still haven't disclosed where it is. Supposedly it is up a narrow draw which is very steep so unless someone is determined and does a systematic search of the park in question (I won't name it but I remember it's name) then they're not going to find it.
The tallest is more or less famous by now. National Geographic did a video for it a few years ago, presently somewhere on Youtube under one or more user accounts.

In 2009, trhee of us discovered a new tallest Port Orford Cedar in the Redwoods. And in 2011, a couple of us discovered 4 new world's tallest Pines (tallest called Phalanx). March of this year, I found a world's tallest Hemlock (Tsunami) at Prairie Creek redwoods.

Recently, 4 of us found three 300'+ Douglas Firs, the tallest being the record for a "live-top" Doug Fir. The existing tallest is 327' but has 40 feet of dead-top which is slowly crumbling away.

So there's tall trees to be found if anyone is into exploring the great outdoors of the west coast forests.
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Old 06-04-2011, 07:03 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Who says there's no Bigfoot? He might be hiding in there with all these undiscovered tall trees.
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Old 06-06-2011, 08:40 AM
 
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The world's oldest tree also dwells in California at an undisclosed location:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah_(tree)

Not to mention the world's largest tree, though its location is not only known but is highlighted and featured in Sequoia National Park:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Sherman_(tree)
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Old 06-06-2011, 09:29 AM
 
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so very cool. hey, my folks live just up from Montclair.
How does Montclair figure into a story about Del Norte County?
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Old 06-06-2011, 01:18 PM
 
Location: Portland Metro
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How does Montclair figure into a story about Del Norte County?
Why, it's a quick 760-mile jaunt. Practically her folks' backyard!
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