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Redwood National and State Parks
Redwood National and State Parks are home to some of the world's tallest trees: old-growth coast redwoods. They can live to be 2000 years old and grow to over 300 feet tall. Spruce, hemlock, Douglas-fir, berry bushes, and sword ferns create a multiple canopied understory that towers over all visitors. The parks' mosaic of habitats include prairie/oak woodlands, mighty rivers and streams, and 37 miles of pristine Pacific coastline.
Stand at the base of a coast redwood and the huckleberry bushes tower over you. Watch statuesque Roosevelt elk grazing in the prairies. Observe the tail of a female Chinook salmon heave skyward as she makes a nest for her eggs. Whether a morning or night person, you can hear the endangered marbled murrelets' keer across the treetops as they fly from sea to mossy nest.
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Traveling Junior Ranger
Barrett Young, of rural Paola, Kansas, recently completed a 66 day, 11,000 mile tour of the Northwest, through parts of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska with his family. Barrett's trip included visiting 36 National Parks with the purpose …