The Mutant Redwood in Prairie Creek

by Mario Vaden

 

This is the Mutant Redwood ... a specimen in The Valley of the Lost Groves at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park ... unspecified location. I never measured it because the appeal has been the unique irregularity, not the size.

The man in the first photo is Andrew Joslin, who illustrated for The Wild Trees, a best-seller by author Richard Preston. The day I showed Andrew and his wife around Prairie Creek. The woman in the 2nd photo is Kiera of Crescent City who helped me photograph Lost Monarch up north in Jedediah Smith redwood park. This is not on map, nor do I think the visitor centers will direct you to it .. and why I'm presenting the Mutant Redwood here.

 

 

 

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