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Redwood Guide Private Guided Tours for all types with experienced Naturalist and Forest Therapy Guide Justin Legge

06/20/2026

This is perhaps the 3rd time I have witnessed this! Slime so slimy they can rappel down to the forest floor! Amazingly odd creatures.

Meet Sequoia sempervirens, the Coast Redwood.The tallest trees on Earth, capable of growing over 370+ feet tall and indi...
06/15/2026

Meet Sequoia sempervirens, the Coast Redwood.

The tallest trees on Earth, capable of growing over 370+ feet tall and individual trunks living for thousands years.

Even after years of guiding in the redwoods, watching someone's first reaction to these giants never gets old.

Who would you bring to experience this view?

I finally did it! Lifetime achievement today everyone, I actually FOUND Waldo! šŸ¤£A guest from my group today, wonderful s...
06/12/2026

I finally did it! Lifetime achievement today everyone, I actually FOUND Waldo! šŸ¤£
A guest from my group today, wonderful sense of humor.

Fern Canyon has a way of slowing everything down. Last year, we spent time here practicing forest bathing. Not hiking fo...
06/08/2026

Fern Canyon has a way of slowing everything down. Last year, we spent time here practicing forest bathing. Not hiking for miles, not checking off viewpoints, just quietly taking in the forest environment. The sound of the creek, the layered ferns, the cool canyon air, and the feeling of being completely present in one place. Forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, is less about doing and more about noticing. In landscapes like this, that shift happens naturally. The canyon becomes less of a destination and more of an experience. One of the things I love most about guiding these sessions is watching people move from ā€œtour modeā€ into genuine connection with the forest. The redwoods and their ecosystems donā€™t just impress us with size, they change the pace of our attention. Sometimes the best part of the day is simply lying on a log beside the creek and letting the forest do the talking.

05/23/2026

Trillium Falls Trail, Redwood National Park. This is one of my favorite spots to just sit, listen, and breathe. The Big Leaf Maple here at Trillium Falls has a perfect spot to nestle in amongst its roots, a most wonderful natural chair.

Make sure when you are visiting Redwood National Park, to have a significant amount of open time to just sit and breathe and wonder. Trust me, if you move too fast you will miss so much.

05/21/2026

This beach is epic for seeing wildlife! I love on a Full Day Tour to combine a walk through the old growth with an adventure to the coast combining the best ecosystems of Redwood National Park! On this day we saw seals, sea lions, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Kingfisher, Lamprey, Brown Pelican, Cormorants, and a variety of Gulls.

Justin's opinion on the 2026 purple Lupine Bloom up Bald Hills Road. Is it beautiful to see flowering purple wildflowers...
05/18/2026

Justin's opinion on the 2026 purple Lupine Bloom up Bald Hills Road.

Is it beautiful to see flowering purple wildflowers? Of course! The purple lupine are absolutely stunning! Though if you think the entire Bald Hills area is going to be covered in lupine, you will be dissapointed. You will find some here and there along the way up Bald Hills Road, but there is one major patch just before Lyons Ranch Trailhead that is the main source of excitement. I am not even going to use a certain term that is being thrown around, causing what I feel is overexcitement in the name of using a fun term.

Should you visit the lupine bloom? It really depends! How much time do you have? Are you a first time visitor to Redwood National and State Parks? Do you have a solid 2 hours extra to take this bumpy road just to see the wildflowers? It is a steep and bumpy road that you share with logging truck traffic at times, are you comfortable driving that? For a visitor, it will take you about 45-minutes to drive to the location itself from the intersection at Bald Hills Rd and Highway 101. The location of the bloom also lacks any real parking, just a few small pull outs. There also is not a real trail through the lupine or a destination besides the side of the road here.

It is unfortunate to see obvious trampling by the humans that have gone to visit. If you do go, please just be gentle amongst the wildflowers. You can get extremely close, as my pictures show, without damanging or trampling the flowers here.

I shared two pictures, one to see the overall extent of this large patch of lupine, and the second to give that "insta" perspective you are seeing around that makes it seem like an unending field of wildflowers.

Not trying to discourage per se, just trying to give a real perspective, and further encourage gentle use of this beautiful park.

05/16/2026

Ever hear the Orick story of "Big Diamond" the circus elephant? A rather odd one indeed! Fun bit of Americana mythology along the Redwood Highway just before you enter Redwood National Park!

Rhododendron occidentale, the Western Azalea. Generally when folks speak of the Rhododendron in Redwood National Park th...
05/13/2026

Rhododendron occidentale, the Western Azalea. Generally when folks speak of the Rhododendron in Redwood National Park they are referring to Rhododendron macrophyllum, which is more commonly referred to as simply Rhododendron. They are both wonderful and beautiful!

Make sure to stop and take a big sniff as they smell wonderful, just be careful as they can also be rather sticky!

I hope you can join me one day to experience Redwood National and State Parks!
05/13/2026

I hope you can join me one day to experience Redwood National and State Parks!

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