the big tree sighting

Friends,

We are well into Oregon and I am still thinking about the Redwood forest. What I thought was cool was that we stopped at the visitor center and began asking about the big trees. The topic of the National Geographic came up and the ranger told us that if we hike this particular trail, we will come to a rotary monument. If we would then stand beside the monument with our left hand at 9:00 we would be looking at the tree at the 11:00 position. We then got to another visitor center and started asking about the National Geographic tree and everyone at this center treated the topic with secrecy. They didn't want anyone to know which tree it was. So we started hiking and as we walked through this particular part of the forest, we discovered a rotary monument. Annette then remembered the instructions of the ranger and bang, we were looking at the big one! As we concluded our hike, we met up with the original ranger and she confirmed our sighting. I will attach the live footage from my flip. Two days later and I am still pumped. This tree is known to have the most complex crown of any tree that has been mapped. Also, in this part of the forest, there is more bio mass per something than any other place in the world including the rain forest in South America. The only thing about the Redwood Forest that I didn't like was the cold and lack of sun. Kind of dreary and chilly.