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Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is one unit of Redwood National Park in California's northwestern corner, Del Norte County. The planet Endor in the Star Wars movie Return of the Jedi was based on these redwood forests. My thought watching the movie was that Endor looked awfully familiar. When I watched the closing credits, it all became clear. I've hiked all over Endor, and from that time on, when asked, I explained that my mother lived on the planet of the Ewoks.

This scene is particularly dark, with glimpses of the coastal fog shining through the dense forest.

This is one of the scenes I used for my 2024 Redwood National Park Catalog.

Born in Montana, raised in California, I have been holding a camera most of my life. I particularly love photographing the grand landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Involved in photography all my life--starting out as a model for my father, a terrific photographer in his own right. Got my first Brownie Box Camera as a child, and have never looked back. Got serious when I inherited my father's Kodak 35mm viewfinder camera, then moved on to Single Lens Reflex cameras. Finally joined the digital revolution in the fall of 2006. Today, most of my work is done with a Nikon D810 digital SLR fitted with various Nikkor and Sigma lenses.