Valley of the Giants by A1970Willow
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The Valley of the Giants is approx. 20 miles west Falls City, Oregon. It is one of the few areas of old growth forest left in Oregon that is accessable. It is difficult to find. You have to drive through logging roads back into BLM land. Sometimes you cannot get through because some of the many gates may be locked. I was really excited to get an invitation to go with a group of people that knew how to get there.
The tree in this photo fell in 1982 when it was 600 years old. I begged my husband to get in the picture so the size of the fallen giant would show.
I plan to post a few more photos of The Valley of the Giants.
Thank you for looking!
Comments (15)
Faemike55
Wonderful capture! Nice of your husband to pose to give us an idea of the size Excellent photo Thank you for sharing it with us
TrickE76
I think this picture makes me look fat.
whaleman
Did it fall by itself, or was it cut down? Either way, it is amazing to think of the changes to civilization during its lifetime. Thank you for posing your husband there — that was needed! At one time there were trees in Stanley Park in Vancouver much larger than this tree, but a recent windstorm toppled all of them.
A1970Willow
A famous specimen is "Big Guy" which at one time was the second largest Douglas-fir known standing in Oregon. Before "Big Guy" was blown down by a wind storm in 1982, it was estimated to be over 600 years old, stood approximately 230 feet (70 m) above the forest floor, and had an estimated 36.5-foot (11.1 m) girth.
Madbat
Holy moly! I could hollow that out and build a house in it! (With furnishings)
ledwolorz
Fantastic photo.
dochtersions
Great photo, great tree, small husband :D Oh gosh, what a wonderful look here. Thanks for your husband to pose for you, and for us ;-)
MrsLubner
We have a valley of the giants here in Northern California but thankfully it is easier to get to...only that means tourists are constantly getting in the way of a decent shot. Great shot and I hope you post more of this magical place.
bmac62
Big trees fascinate me too. Thanks to your husband for giving us a sense of scale. How did he get up there???
A1970Willow
The grooves in the bark were deep enough to climb, but it was awkward.
danapommet
Great capture and your husband does help with the perspective. Dana
zoren
wow! those Redwoods are amazing!!
tennesseecowgirl
I've been up north and seen these giants they are beautiful and so impressive.. great photo!
watapki66
One big tree! Great to have a person in the image to really understand the scale!
Chipka
Holy Frak that's one big tree! There are so few old growth forests around and that's more than a shame. The idea that something can live 600 years is really incredible, and now that it's fallen it's still an impressive sight! I love the moss growing in the part that looks as if it's been cut (was it cut after falling to determine its age?) It looks like there are mushrooms or something growing in the moss too! I'd love a close view of this, but that's just because I have a thing for moss and mushrooms, bugs, and wacky macro shots of obscure things. This is really great work. I like the color sense in this. Thank your husband for me for posing to provide a bit of scale.