At least 1,500 years old, a 300-foot redwood..84 image mosaic

Discussion in 'Creative Writing, Graphics, Movies, etc.' started by doctorie, Jan 28, 2010.

  1. doctorie
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    came across this today..thought some might like it.

    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/redwoods/gatefold-image

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    wow that's fantastic!

    now, where to sign up for my turn to climb it?
     
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    line forms at the bottom.....
     
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    Ive been to the redwood forests... and they are amazing. This picture is awesome!
     
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    Wow, you could actually build a house in that thing... or apartments :)

    It'll be like the Bernestein Bears.
     
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    looks like something out of lord of the rings
     
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    I loved those books. nice :)
     
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    i wanna say how can something so tall and thin still be standing, but the trunk is probably 30ft in diameter!