For the Love of Trees
March 13, 2016
If all you've ever known about Muir Woods is what you've seen in my posts, you might think that it always rains there. Obviously, that can't be true. What is true, though, is that this is my main rainy day destination. I love this place in wet weather. For one, it thins out the ever-present crowds a little. Not completely, but this place can fill up with loud, obnoxious tourists on a nice day. The loud and the obnoxious don't seem to like bad weather. On a rainy day I can walk the paths and enjoy the peace and serenity of the place. I see plenty of people, but they seem to be the same type of people as me, the type that are seeking out a place where the wind in the tree tops and a high-flowing creek replace the urban sound-bed of the surrounding area.
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
I went strictly with long exposures today. It's what seems to work best under the redwood canopy. There are a few shots I wish I'd tried with a more normal setting, especially some of the creek shots. The water was moving pretty well and I think that was lost a little bit in these photos.
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
Not much else to mention, here. It was a nice day for a walk in the rain in a place that works for that kind of thing as well as any other.
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
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| Muir Woods National Monument, CA |
I can see why you'd be drawn to this lush environment, especially under the wet conditions it thrives in. Next time there look for my friend Ranger Todd.
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely look for Ranger Todd next time I visit.
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