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Trees of Mystery
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Trees of Mystery is a commercially owned redwood park in the redwood forest of the north California coast. The three main features of the park are the 8/10 mile Interpretive Trail, the Sky Trail, and the Wilderness Trail. The visit begins (or ends) in the Visitor Center which includes a museum and gift shop. A 49 foot tall Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox from logging legend, greets visitors in the parking lot. The Interpretive Trail is accessible by most people, but is not entirely handicap accessible. Many unusual trees line the trial and some have been featured in Ripleys Believe It or Not. The first tree is twelve trees in one or Family Tree. A single trunk climbs into the sky with the usual branches, but from some of these branches, eleven vertical trees grow skyward. Later the Candelabra Tree is a horizontal trunk with a number of vertical trees growing from it. The trail passes the Elephant Tree, Fallen Giant, Brotherhood Tree, Cathedral Tree popular for weddings and Easter services, Lightning Tree with a zig-zag trunk, Trinity Tree, and many others. Signs contain educational material about redwood trees and redwood forests. The trail is a figure-8 and the second loop is the Trail of Tall Tails which tells the story of mythical logger Paul Bunyan. The trail passes through a series of large wood carvings depicting aspects of Paul Bunyan's life. The trai lis open year-round. The Interpretive Trail lead to the Sky Trail which is an aerial tram to the top of the hill and carried passengers high over and through the forest allowing views in all directions and the ability to see the trees from above. At the top the Observation Deck looks out over a panorama of redwood forests. A free shuttle is available to take visitors unable to negotiate the Interpretive Trail to the Sky Trail. There are two ways back down, take the Sky Trail back or the Wilderness Trail. The 1570 foot long Sky Trail opened in 2001 and takes about nine minutes. Eight cars carry six people each at about 1/2 mile per hour, stopping three times while other cars are loaded. The one-mile Wilderness Trail is classed as very strenuous. It is so steep that in several places, ropes are provided to help users to stop their slide down the slippery slopes. Unlike the Interpretive Trail, this trail has no interpretation and few featured trees, it is just a rugged trail through a natural and quiet redwood forest. Parking is free. A restaurant and hotel are across the street. The Gift Shop has many items relating to redwoods, and great fudge. The free Museum displays many examples of Native arts and crafts. Plan to spend at least half a day visiting Trees of Mystery. Trees of Mystery is on Highway 101, a few miles north of Klamath, about 20 miles south of Crescent City, 36 miles south of the Oregon border, and 320 miles north of San Francisco. Address: 15500 Highway 101 North Klamath, CA 95548 1-800-638-3389 1-707-482-2251 Fax: 1-707-482-2005 e-mail: tofm@treesofmystery.net Web site: www.treesofmystery.net Hours: Open every day except Christmas, half day Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving. Summer (June - August) Gift Shop and Trails open at 8:00 am, Museum at 8:30 am. Museum closes at 6:30 pm, gift shop closes at 7:00 pm, trail closes earlier. Call to verify times. Winter (September - May) Gift Shop and Trails open at 9:00 am, Museum at 9:30 am. Museum closes at 4:30 pm, gift shop closes at 5:00 pm, trail closes earlier. Call to verify times. |
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 Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. |
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| The End of the Trail wood sculpture, carved from a single block of redwood is a Native American riding a horse. | |
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Museum
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 The Gift Shop has many nice souveniers and great fudge. |
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| 12-in-1 Tree or Family Tree. 11 trees grow up from horizontal branches from the maine trunk. | |
 Small pond with miniature mill. |
 Small pond with miniature mill. |
 Small pond. |
 Water wheel. |
Lightning Tree with a zig-zag trunk.
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| The Wilderness Trail is about a mile of rugged, mostly down hill, trail through natural scenery. In places, ropes are provided to reduce slipping. |
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This page last updated: Sunday, 15-Mar-2009 11:48:32 CDT
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