July 9 -11 Incredible!

      July 9

 

Today we rode the Avenue of the Giants! It is exactly what it says-35 miles of REDWOODS!!!  And, they are giants to the ninth degree!!  When  Norm, Richard, Pat or I stood up next to one of them, we looked like ants compared to the diameter and circumference of these trees. Several special ones we stopped to look at specifically were the Giant tree- 62 feet in circumference And 370 ft tall. AMAZING! Another tree is called the Drive Thru Tree.  Yes, it's just what I said. It is a tree with a hole in the bottom 7' by 7' that a car or motorcycle or trike can drive through. UNBELIEVABLE!! Along the Avenue of the Giants there were several areas where you could pull off the road into parking area called Groves. They are groups of redwood trees named for folks who have donated money to help save the redwoods.  There was also a tree called the One Log House tree. A house made out of one redwood tree...Just like with the Grand Canyon, these trees are unbelievable to see!  They only grow in California close to the coast. There have two people who walked for 11 months to find the northernmost redwood. They finally found it 9 miles into Oregon. They were dedicated folks, I'd say. Not only dedicated, but committed to a cause. All for the sake of finding the northernmost tree. And wouldn't you know it? Not long after that someone found one further north.

“Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds.” (Psalm 148:7-10)

“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” (Isaiah 55:12)

“Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20)
How true these verses have been to see in person as we have traveled our grand United States and seen the marvelous works of our Lord Jesus in His creation!!
July 10-11 brought about more of God's creation--through the desert of Nevand and the Sierra Mountains. What glory they give!  Miles and miles of mountains and desert. It is beautiful to see when the sun shines down on the mountains and forms shadows. Or, the dust devils form in the distance.

Oh, Lord, You are glorious in all your works!!!!