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Matthew Webb (mtwebb)  > Travel > 2008.10.18 Calaveras Big Tree Black Chasm
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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