I’m slightly ashamed to admit that despite having lived my entire forty-two years of life in California, until a few weeks ago I had never traveled to visit what remains of the old-growth redwood forests. Well, that’s not entirely true; some years ago I visited Muir Woods with friends, but was distracted from any sense More

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