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Still standing in tribute

Original post made on Nov 24, 2017

In Palo Alto's Peers Park stand redwood trees that as infants traveled farther than many people do in their lifetimes.

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Posted by Betty Jo
a resident of Leland Manor/Garland Drive
on Nov 26, 2017 at 1:31 pm

What a nice story! I must go now and look at this Memorial grove of Redwood trees that once, in their youth, near touched the stars. Redwood trees always breathe that feel of ancient wisdom and sturdy calm. Thank you Ms. Dorfmann for telling me about this.
Betty Jo


Posted by Lazlo Toth
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Nov 26, 2017 at 6:23 pm

Cool! Wish they would've kept track of seedlings planted as would've been a great piece of history!


Posted by musical
a resident of Palo Verde
on Nov 28, 2017 at 9:16 am

Regarding those initial paragraphs, I've personally been circling the Sun for over 60 years at speeds upwards of 66,000 miles per hour -- adds up to at least 35 BILLION miles. No wonder I am dizzy.


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