a series of photography shot weekly by Crystal Hoeveler
“The light filtered through the trees,
rays of sunlight splitting around the vast trunks,
the branches above us fluttering in a faint wind,
and the green needles of Douglas firs
shimmering silver underneath in the breeze.”
– Ned Hayes, The Eagle Tree
rays of sunlight splitting around the vast trunks,
the branches above us fluttering in a faint wind,
and the green needles of Douglas firs
shimmering silver underneath in the breeze.”
– Ned Hayes, The Eagle Tree
- Catheral Grove MacMillan Provincial Park Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
- walking among ancient Douglas fir trees
- giant Douglas fir over 800 years old
- bottom of the giant fir 250 feet high, 29 feet round
- They can live to be over 1000 years old.
- The giants in the grove survived a devestating forest fire 350 years ago.
- Cathedral Grove is traditional territory of Hupacasath First Nation