WELCOME to HUMBOLDT COUNTY - TRAVEL VLOG and TOUR of the GIANT REDWOODS!

Humboldt County is located 200 miles north of San Francisco and is a densely forested and mountainous rural part of California. We are here to visit the tallest trees in the world at the Redwood National and State Parks, and much more. The region also has 110 miles of scenic coastline, more than any other county in the state.

The region's main attraction is the Redwood National and State Parks. Redwoods originally covered more than 2 million acres until the timber business in the late 1800s. The Redwood National Park was formed in 1968 to help preserve and restore the old growth forest.

As soon as we enter the redwood forest, our jaws drop as we look up into the forest canopy. The trees date back on earth around 240 million years, first appearing shortly after the dinosaurs. They can live to be around 2000 years old and have a regenerative nature. Some are around as tall as the Statue of Liberty and as wide as two Volkswagen Bugs.

The redwood forest is a world heritage site. The largest surviving of the ancient coast redwoods are found here. Our guide, Justin Legge, is one of the region’s most well known and knowledgeable guides. He takes on a forest bathing adventure, where we experience the sights and sounds of the forest at a slow pace, and talk about the biology of these trees. Despite their size, the redwood cones are very small, around the size of a grape. We find the “Big Tree” or the one that was featured on The National Geographic.

Eureka is the jumping-off point to the redwoods. We base ourselves at the Carter House Inn, a hotel in Old Town Eureka, California. It is known both for the Restaurant 301 and for being a replica of a Queen Anne style Victorian building.

Places featured in this video:
- Sequoia Park Zoo - California's oldest zoo and home to the Redwood Sky Walk, an aerial adventure in the forest! ‪@SequoiaParkZoo‬
- Trinidad - One of the most picturesque beaches in the area, and it's a mid-way point between the northern and southern redwood parks.
- Ferndale - A picturesque town that is home to dozens of Victorian architecture-style buildings.
- Arcata Scoop - Ice cream with a side of nostalgia
- Avenue of the Giants - a scenic 31 mile drive that weaves through the redwoods. The road is lined with the titan trees.
- Lost Cost Brewery - an award-winning independent brewery located in Eureka, California. ‪@lostcoastbrewery9727‬
- Trinidad Bay Eatery - Serves delicious Seafood. Humboldt Bay is world-renowned for its Pacific Oysters 
- Nori - Sushi spot in Arcata
- Restaurant 301 - The Carter House Inn's renowned restaurant known for its extensive wine list.
- Carter House Inn - A Victorian-style architecture bed and breakfast, ranked number 1 in Eureka: https://carterhouse.com/

Thank you to Visit Redwoods and Visit Humboldt ‪@visithumboldt9883‬ ‪@redwoodcoaster‬ for helping to make this video possible. Check them out on the link below for more destination and itinerary information:
https://www.visitredwoods.com/

For a tour of the Redwoods National and State Parks, check out our guide and Naturalist - Justin Legge, one of the region's experts. We learned so much from him about the forest!
https://www.visitredwoods.com/listing...


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