You will stand among giant redwoods in Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve, an underrated forest in Northern California.

California’s giant redwood trees are some of the tallest and most impressive trees on the planet. Standing beneath them can feel like looking up at massive wooden skyscrapers. Even more incredible, in ...

The biggest of northern California’s giant redwood trees grow more than 250 ft. tall, with a circumference greater than 90 ft. at their base. The oldest have seen more than 3,000 years.

On a cutover California hillside ... some foresters call them the biggest "pest" in the redwoods. But bears became a problem only when companies began growing trees like a crop.

Trees grow tall and wide-crowned as a measure ... Michael Nichols photographed California’s giant redwoods for the October 2009 issue.