The towering redwoods of California’s Avenue of Giants make for one of the most breathtaking road trips in the world. Driving through massive ancient trees, spotting wildlife, and swimming in ...

To visit the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt County is to be surrounded by the rich browns, deep reds and lush greens of the redwood forest. This iconic stretch of old Highway 101, now state ...

Over the past 24 hours, the Avenue of the Giants has seen 2 to 4 inches of rain, meteorologist White said. “But most of the water comes from higher up in the mountains, which have received 5 to ...

The bus spit me out in the small lumber town of Rio Dell. It was nearly 3 p.m., but the weather was fair and my demeanor expansive. I called my mom and ate a few tacos. Then off, down that road ...

This lovely state park encompasses 53,000 acres, including 17,000 acres of old-growth redwood forest, much within easy walking or hiking distance along the 32 mile Avenue of the Giants parkway.

Highlights and high points: It felt mystical to walk 26.2 miles of the Avenue of the Giants, a scenic drive among the coast redwoods.(They are the oldest living things on Earth.) To have these old ...