Not in words, but rather in a soft voice of patience, endurance, and unity. California's coast redwood grows from a seed no larger than a tomato seed. Exactly why the redwoods grow so tall is a mystery, the brochure explains.
Theories continue to develop but proof remains elusive.
It was with that mystery haunting us that we turned off Route 1, into Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park. Suddenly we were inside. Millions of years compressed into a few hundred acres. We were in awe from the start. It seems these ancient trees once grew in large groves throughout much of the world.