BEEN ALREADY

Santa Cruz, California

Sites: Henry Cowell Redwood State Park, Felton Post Office

2024-08-24

Told my friends I wanted to go to the ocean. Ended up in the forest. Having known each other for so long, that was expected.

Forgot how scenic redwoods are. Trees are amazing -- brilliant root systems, sessile life, and pushing the edge of senescence.

From below looking up, the gaps of sky broken by the trees makes the trees look like islands; the sky, sea.
Still in the shade, so happy.
This little guy was tired after the hike
Working up a sweat in the sun
A lone tree
Primary succession after a fire

Small town America attracts me more and more. I discovered my appreciation for small towns in Taiwan, where pockets of culture have not entirely caught up to suburban or urban life. And in these pockets, always a surprise. This time, it was an old school one-man post office in the neighbouring city.

Felton post office