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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Special forests
An email arrived today from a Czech orienteer who is going to spend some time in California. I gave him a little advice and suggested that he should try to get to one of the redwood forests. And that got me thinking about forests, like the redwoods, that are really special.
Off hand, I can't think of any forests that I've run in that are as special as the redwoods. I have a strong memory of running in a mixed oak/palm tree forest on a map in Florida. It was nice - sort of a Gilligan's Island feel - but nothing like being in a redwood forest.