414 Adventures in Scenery 



The first grove of Redwoods to be passed on the highway 

 going north is Lane's Redwood Flat, 187 miles north of Sausa- 

 lito; 53 miles north of Willits. It may be of interest to note 

 that Mrs. McCush keeps a home-made pie shop a little north of 

 Lane's (at Piercy) ! Richardson Grove is the first unit of 

 Humboldt State Redwood Park, 14 miles north of Lane's; 201 

 miles north of Sausalito. There are over-night cabins and 

 camping facilities at Richardson Grove. Garberville is eight 

 miles farther north. There are hotels at Garberville and at 

 Benbow. 



Educational Exhibit ~at Richardson Grove 



Richardson Grove is a magnificent stand of virgin Red- 

 woods. An educational exhibit including the stump of a fallen 

 Redwood more than 1,200 years old has been prepared by Pro- 

 fessor Emanual Friz, of the University of California. The tree 

 measured 12 feet in diameter at breast height, and was 320 feet 

 high. There is also an interesting exhibit of wild flowers. 

 Richardson Grove, the first unit of Humboldt State Redwood 

 Park, is about 25 miles south of the Park proper. 



At Lilley's Redwood Park, 18 miles south of Garberville; 

 5 5 miles north of Willits, is the famous Tree House. This tree 

 measures lQl l /2 feet in circumference at the ground, 92 feet 

 circumference breast high, and 250 feet high. In years past it 

 was burned at the base in a forest fire leaving the tree standing 

 on four corner "legs" or roots. A "room" was burned out 21 

 by 27 feet. The tree is said to have been used as a bunk-house 

 by workmen during the early construction of the Redwood 

 highway. 



Fourteen Redwood State Parks 



California has 70 State parks. Of these 14 are Redwoods, 

 embracing an area of more than 41,000 acres. Of the 14 Red- 



