Hike: Muir Woods National Monument

Marin County, San Franciso, California
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm


By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com

Preface: My college friend Richard Hanauer (Columbia School of Engineering) and his wife Arlene from Furlong, Pennsylvania came for a visit. They brought their friend Elaine from Oakland, picked me up in Mountain View, and drove to San Francisco for a visit to Muir Woods National Monument. I recall visiting here with a Cornell friend Warner Lee who lived in San Francisco when presenting a talk on "β-Turns in Proteins" at the 1976 ACS Meeting. So it's refreshing to come here again and walk among these giant redwoods. It was surprising to see a Bohemian Grove sign with Info Board on the September 1892 gathering of the Bohemian Club of journalists, artists, actors, and musicians. It was dominated by a huge 70-foot-high Buddha statue. Nowadays, the Bohemian Grove members are wealthy businessmen and heads of state. During the secretive two weeks gathering in Monte Rio, California, they perform a ritual "Cremation of Care" with pyrotechnics. Alex Jones infiltrated the Bohemian Grove on July 15, 2000 and filmed the ritual. He claimed that President H.W. Bush and Germany Chancellor Helmut Schmidt were present burning fire in front of a 40-foot Owl statue worshipped as Moloch. Arlene made a wrong turn coming back and wound up on Highway 1 where I took some wonderful sunset photos by the ocean. We had a nice dinner (8:00-9:45 pm) at Chef Chu's eating my favorite dish Pan-Fried Noodles with Scallops, Shrimps, and Vegetables.

View of San Francisco
View of San Francisco
Richard, Arlene, & Elaine

Richard & Arlene Hanauer
Muir Woods Sign
Condor Wing Span Info

View of San Francisco
Crow in Tree
Redwood & Maple Tree
Redwoods to Sky

Info Board: Visiting Muir Woods Map
Peter at Muir Woods Entrance
Richard & Arlene at Entrance

Richard & Arlene at Muir Woods Entrance
"Redwoods & Their Relatives" Info
Tree Rings with Historical Dates

Info Board: "A Tree for the Ages"
Info Board: "Survivors from an Ancient Time"

Info Board: "Family Circles"
Redwoods to Sky
Mushroom Fungi on Tree

Info Board: "From These Small Seeds"
Info Board: "Saving Muir Woods"
Redwood Trunk Bottom

Logs in Creek
Third Bridge on Trail
View from Third Bridge

Tall Redwooed
Another Tall Redwooed
Ocean View Trail
Maple Tree & Redwoods

Another View from Third Bridge
Station 7: Cathedral Grove
Cathedral Trail

Cathedral Grove to Sky
Station 9: Platonic Lambda Λ in Redwood
United Nations Plaque (May 19, 1945)

Canvas of Ferns
View of Creek
Rotted Redwood Root

Silhouette Tree
Cathedral Grove
Fire-Scarred Redwood
Tall Redwood

Rotted Redwood Root
Redwood Burls
View of Creek

Info Board: Bohemian Grove 1892
Redwood Lambda Λ in Bohemian Grove
Bohemian Grove Sign

Tree Stump in Bohemian Grove
Bohemian Grove: Redwoods to Sky
Info Board: "Naming Redwoods"

Bicenntennial Tree Plaque on Rock
Info Board: Sunlight & Shade
View of Creek

View of Creek
View of Creek
Info Board: "Creek of Life"

Info Board: "Timeless Journey"
Info Board: "Spirit of the Forest"

Giant Rock on Trail
Giant Chopped Log on Trail Sides
Bridge 1 on Trail

Bicentennial Redwood Tree
John Muir 1890 Quote
View from Bridge 1
Tree Reflections in Creek

Info Board: Forest Primeval
Mangled Branches of "Medusa Tree"
Hole in the Tree

Highway 1 Bend
Sunset on Highway 1
Ocean Sunset on Highway 1

Sunset Clouds on Highway 1
Ocean Sunset on Highway 1
"Airplane" Cloud

Peter Photographing Sunset on Highway 1
Peter Eating Pan-Fried Noodles at Chef Chu's


— Photographs by Peter Y. Chou, November 21, 2009
     Last two photographs by Richard Hanauer


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