When you see a ginormous Paul Bunyon and an, uh anatomically correct blue ox...
you just have to go see the Trees of Mystery...
It's funny that there is a guy (hidden somewhere) portraying Paul Bunyan with the lumberjack voice and all. He greeted customers and even called on people, like, "Hey there little fella with the blue jacket one" or "Hello there little girl with the long blond hair" or whatever. Whoever is doing the voice can also SEE what people are doing, especially when someone decides to be a joker and pretend to be Atlas under Babe's ballz, ha ha. The disembodied voiced actually said, "Whoa, babe! Watch out there!". That was worth the price of admission alone.
Yes, that is a somewhat blurry photo of Bert...there. I'm sure at least twenty or more people do this every day, ha ha.
The price of admission is $15 which includes a sky gondola ride (called the Skytrail) to the top of the mountain. However, before you get to that point, there are trails to follow which have lots of different factoids about redwood trees and unique tree formations like the Chandelier Tree, the Family and and even a Cathedral tree, which is a giant redwood with nine trees growing in a semi circle out of one root structure. Apparently, people have had wedding ceremonies there.
Below, the beginnings of a future Cathedral Tree. It's gonna be awhile before this gets to full fledged status.
There are SO MANY TALL TREES HERE! The main trail was called "Trail of Mysterious Trees". Another section was called "Trail of Tall Tales" which features chainsaw carvings and sculptures about the "tall tales" of Paul Bunyan.
Waiting for the sky ride. That was a really steep mountain. It took about ten minutes to get to the top. It also stopped in intervals on our way up as well to let people on at the base of the ride.
Pardon the blurry photos plus the fiberglass pod we were in was kind of scratched up and not as clear.
Almost at the top...
At the top now...clouds.
There was a lookout point to see the nearby mountain range. A lady looked at the binoculars and told her boyfriend, "Pink eye? No thanks!". I found that amusing.
It was quite beautiful and serene up here.
Hmmm...well DUH!
My crappy photos don't do these majestic trees justice especially since you can't see the full scale of these giants.
Ferns and moss...everything was so green here.
Not shown were the dozens of centipedes that were stepped on (inadvertently).
Here is UC Santa Cruz's mascot, the banana slug. We saw a few of these cfreatures while on the trails, making sure not to step on them.
Here's a video of just a small portion of Trees of Mystery, the Cathedral tree and surrounding area:
It's as lush in real life as it is watching the video. The trails leading around this attraction were quite beautiful.
Who else went to Trees of Mystery?
Josh from the travel blog California Through My Lens has been here. As I mentioned in previous posts, it was his Northern California posts that prompted us to plan our 2015 road trip:
"Trees of Mystery" January 2015
Trees of Mystery
15500 Hwy 101 N
Klamath, CA95548
(707) 482-2251
www.treesofmystery.net plus their fb page + reviews from tripadvisor & that four lettered site and roadtrippers
plus some fun links:
RoadsideAmerica
FunBeachFun (includes a $2 off coupon which expires September 2016 in case you plan to make the trip up)
KampKlamath
Next stop, the Oregon Border!
2 comments:
Love this spot! It is so fun you saw a banana slug there as well.
Hello Josh! Yes, this was a fun spot to visit. I'm so glad we were able to stop by here and experience it. The banana slug's color was so vibrant!
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