A Walk in the Muir Woods

[thecultrox]

Then dont watch it ; please have respect for the natural beauty.

[awsomegirl137]

I thought this place was super boring. Where i come from there are trees..everywhere. so not really anything exciting..to ME.

[Stillwater900]

@awsomegirl137 I come from the Arizona desert, forest are the EXCEPTION, so I love it... Same with rain. When I was young, I was always so confused seeing people in movies talk about what an awful day it is because it was raining. We get over 300 days of sun, so any rain is much enjoyed

[coffin13]

I was just there today April 1st 2010.Thanks for posting this.This place is very vast when it comes to looking up at the gigantic redwoods,makes you feel very miniscule .Thanks again for capturing that...

[kenrg]

@coffin13 Thanks - Glad you enjoyed!

[emyanewyork]

Beautiful! And love the song!

[HarveyEspatchelowe]

Thank you for sharing this!

[kenrg]

Thanks!

[Princess1397]

Beautifal!!!!!!!!!!!

[artofbrowneyedgirl]

wow beautiful. would have loved to have heard the sounds of nature.

[kenrg]

The natural sound wasn't that great on the footage, mostly because the guys I was with wouldn't shut up for two minutes ;^)

[dunemoonbeam]

how come u never reply to my comments when i ask u questions

[kenrg]

I replied to this one, didn't I?

[dunemoonbeam]

sounds like a gimmicky answer if im honest (no purpose other then itself)

[anniehiggy]

I bet those majestic trees have lots of stories to tell...

[kenrg]

Luckily, they're very good at keeping secrets...

[periurban]

Looks very beautiful. Nice one.

[kenrg]

Next time you're out here, we'll go - It's actually in your cousin's neck of the woods, I believe.

[Grandifame]

Happy new year Ken. Great video!

It looks very beautiful out there.

[kenrg]

Thanks - & Happy new year to you as well!

[phototech11]

Ken give Nalts a hard time about ripping off your idea for the video....LOL.

[kenrg]

Yeah, but my idea wasn't nearly as annoying ;^)

[blackturtleshow]

Thems are some awfully huge trees! No living thing quite that big in this neck of the desert! However, I did see a couple 80 foot tall boulders on the hike I went on yesterday.

[kenrg]

80' boulders are good, but 300+' trees FTW! Happy new year!

[jjjusssttt]

Beautiful! I think that I shall never see.....

[kenrg]

Hey, that's pretty poetic ;^)

[anakin1814]

Thanks for making this Ken. Beautiful video of a wonder day!! :)

[kenrg]

Thanks for coming out and giving us an excuse to go there!

[ockteby]

I wish I had gone to Northern California when I was stationed at Oxnard, but my wife and I were into things like Disney Land then. Other than those big trees that looks like the area just a stones throw from my house. Tell Gary and Mike, Frank says hay.

[kenrg]

Disneyland is fine, but the real land is better ;^)

[Rikotistic]

Nice. Rich in foliage. Very green. It's very white here. Waiting for the snow to melt.

[kenrg]

Snow? What's that? Gary was visiting from Wisconsin, where they've got several feet of that stuff on the ground right now, so was very happy to see all the green.

[Zublime75]

California has the best landscapes, woods and national parks!! I am so happy I moved here!!!

Glad to see Gary and Mike :)

[kenrg]

California Rules! (Except for our screwed up state government - but other than our capital at Sacramento, CA Rules!)

[ASECONDCHANCEAROUND]

Very pretty !

**Kisses**

[kenrg]

Thank you! **blushes**

[fehquig]

Great outing! The rain almost makes the woods cozy...

[kenrg]

It's hardly worth calling it rain - Just a minor bit of condensation. And it did add make some of the colors pop, even if it made the video darker.

[TamaDuder]

wonderful.

[kenrg]

Thanks!

[ralfonzo83]

my favorite tree was at 0:47

[kenrg]

That shot's even better in the 3D version.

[ralfonzo83]

"Mommy!! Who´s that strange man with the camera?"

[kenrg]

"Don't worry, darling, see the phone booth? We called the authorities and they'll be here to pick up him any minute now."

[andymooseman]

Nice woods.

I once read a biography of John Muir. A very interesting character. the USA would be so very different if it wasn't for him.

Still trying to figure out why there needs to be a phone box in the woods. Is Superman a regular visitor?

[kenrg]

Although the phone booth stuck out as rather odd, it actually could come in handy: The mobile signals out there are pretty poor, so if you had car trouble you'd be very happy to see that pay phone!

[cooksterz]

Enjoyment within! I love the way you see things with the camera, great movement to what seems a magical place! Envious of his Lens at the end!

[kenrg]

Thanks - I appreciate your appreciation of my camera movement. Definitely a magical place.

[Zea107]

Phone booth is the highlight of this fairy tale dendrified landscape. Lovely park, I think I saw a few Hobbits prowling around.

[kenrg]

The phone booth is preserved along with all the other ancient and endangered species ;^)

[1DRock37167]

The gingers grow nicely in your forests;-)

[kenrg]

It's a natural phenomenon, and no scientist can explain how they get so big!

[MotherReiver]

Amazing beauty!

[kenrg]

Thanks!

[phototech11]

Oh I forgot to mention that Walt Disney was going to build a ski resort in Mineral King and the Sierra Club stopped it! Go visit and enjoy...

[kenrg]

Yikes - Somehow I think it's probably better without the Disney touch...

[phototech11]

One of my top 10 places in Cali...nice job. If you get a chance go to Mineral King in the Sequia park.

[kenrg]

Mineral King? I don't know that one, but I'm definitely going to look it up now - thanks!

[ChristopherMast]

Very nice!

[kenrg]

We missed you - Will you be at karaoke Friday?

[abbyroadme]

I went there back in the summer of 1991 or 1992. All these years later, it seems as if that place has never changed. So beautiful!

[kenrg]

The gift shop may be a little expanded, but the park is pretty much the same. Which is just as it should be.

[savvysymbiont]

forest people...

[kenrg]

... have the most fun?

[musosf]

Beautifully done, Ken. I love the way you're able to discreetly gather a bunch of footage, then make something this beautiful from it. This is a perfect keepsake of a great day. Thanks!

[kenrg]

Thanks! And thank you for organizing the day - We had a great time. See you Friday.

[askmisscris]

Absolutely gorgeous. It looks untouched by humans... but yet y'all are walking through there...

very nice - thanks for sharing!

[kenrg]

It's a great park - There's the lower area which has wide, easy paths with wooden planks that anybody can walk on, then there's the narrower "real" hiking trails. The higher up you get, the more untouched and unspoiled the view. Nice to see you again, Miss Cris!

[bearchay889]

Beautiful area allthough i kept thinking i would see some ewoks around somewhere in this.

[kenrg]

The ewoks do live nearby at the Lucas ranch!

[PappyStu]

From here in the boonies it strikes me as odd to see a phone booth in the woods... He He He....

Well watched Compadre

[kenrg]

It struck us as odd too, which is why it warranted a picture. We were examining it like the apes around the obelisk at the start of 2001.

[PappyStu]

LOL now that was a mental image he he he

[qiranger]

Muir did such great things for the US with respect to the national parks and monuments. I really wish they'd elevate MNM to NP status for that reason alone.

[kenrg]

You know, I didn't even catch that distinction between "MNM" and "NP" - You're absolutely right. Now I feel ripped off on Muir's behalf!

[IXGertXI]

lovely, Gary! I was there 20 years ago and still haven't gotten over it. This was beautifully composed.

[IXGertXI]

and just for the record... I'm far too impressionable. Show me Gary at the end and I think I'm on his channel. My apologies, Ken!!

[kenrg]

LOL! No worries, I've been mistaken for worse ;^)

[IXGertXI]

LOL... Well, I've been home for Winter Break since Dec. 19th. I think I'm stir crazy... or maybe that's just my usual insanity.

[RadicalComedy]

Beautiful...looks like Oregon...trees are the best home in the world...if I didnt have any responsibilities, I would live there...~Raven

[kenrg]

I'm not sure they'd let you live at the Muir Woods, but it sure would be nice to live near by ;^)

[keytoothed]

Now I know why humans first worshipped trees.

[kenrg]

Many of us still do ;^)

[anakin1814]

I'm convinced I saw a few of you hugging the trees!

[urthemole]

Very nice video.

I hope everyone has a safe and a happy new year.

[kenrg]

I'm going to try... You have a good one too!

[liz1060]

Nice outing, Ken, and the music suited it -- thanks for posting.

[kenrg]

Audionautix to the rescue again!

[avilezfilms]

man.. the place is so cool.. nature makes me feel so live!!.. thanx for this motion pictures of good things..

lates.

avilez dj

[kenrg]

Thank you!

[kidblood1]

very nice

[kenrg]

Thanks!

[BasicModelling]

No sights of any Bears doing things in the woods?? :)

[kenrg]

No, just Gary... But I promised not to talk about that.

[BasicModelling]

Ha ha ha ha ha... :)

[OhCurt]

Department of Interior What?

And is there a Department of Exterior??

Love all that green.

Fricken Los Angeles has outlawed foliage.

Those jerks!

[kenrg]

Well, you do have the beautifully cemented Los Angeles "River."

And doesn't it just figure that the parks are under the Department of the Interior? It kind of explains some of their problems...

[PappyStu]

Curt you know who actually works for them...

[hallbe]

As OhCurt would say..."Awesome!"

[kenrg]

I believe the precise quote is "Awesome Sauce."

[Blizzeekitty]

I think I saw a Hobbit!

[kenrg]

Ah, yes. That would be Jason. He's harmless, mostly.

[RustleAbout]

Nice footage!  Boy, those trees are amazing! Love seeing these mini gathering videos. Hope you guys had a blast!

[kenrg]

We had a blast, alright... Once we got back to the city and began the traditional "drinking and eating to excess." The doctors say we shouldn't, but we can't argue with tradition, right?

[thizizliz]

Sooo very beautiful - well, except for the strange guys that seem to be following you! :)

[kenrg]

And I couldn't shake them, no matter how hard I tried! Maybe if I put down the camera for a minute and just walked a bit faster...

[thizizliz]

Perhaps you should indulge in a sturdy walking staff. Of course managing that and the camera and the water bottle can become problematic as well..... Tis a conundrum...