2008.10.18 Calaveras Big Tree Black Chasm - Matthew Webb (mtwebb)'s Photos

Fantastic group of Eleven had a great time among the giant sequoias of a Calaveras Big Tree State Park and the depths of Black Chasm cave. Such a good weekend.

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Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > The intrepid, sequoia-hunting, cave-crawling expedition team for the weekend: Jennifer, Arnaud, Julie, Marcel, Naho, Louis, me, Nadine, Evelyn, Marie-Luce, and Thierry

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > Here's what we came to see: sequoias! They certainly lived up to expectations; They were massive. Often they seemed to be found in pairs.

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > We came across these giant pine cones that did not belong to the giant sequoias. Their pine cones were wonderfully small.

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > Must. limit. up. shots. of. giant. trees. Failing...

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > I liked how plenty of leaves were skewered by needles falling from great heights.

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > Crawling through a downed sequoia felt like scrambling around inside some leviathan. I wonder why the heartwood rotted first? Much older? The largest of trees are almost 2000 years old.

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > There were actually trees changing colors. I certainly miss that from home, and it was contrast between the dark conifers and lighter deciduous was great.

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > Almost all the leaves changing color were yellow, but there were a handful of trees turning red.

Matthew Webb (mtwebb) > The weather at the start of the hike was grey and overcast, but by the end we had a nice mix of clouds and sky that allowed light to fall to the ground

The intrepid, sequoia-hunting, cave-crawling expedition team for the weekend: Jennifer, Arnaud, Julie, Marcel, Naho, Louis, me, Nadine, Evelyn, Marie-Luce, and Thierry

> The intrepid, sequoia-hunting, cave-crawling expedition team for the weekend: Jennifer, Arnaud, Julie, Marcel, Naho, Louis, me, Nadine, Evelyn, Marie-Luce, and Thierry

The intrepid, sequoia-hunting, cave-crawling expedition team for the weekend: Jennifer, Arnaud, Julie, Marcel, Naho, Louis, me, Nadine, Evelyn, Marie-Luce, and Thierry

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