DISQUS

The only purpose I have in finding the grove, is for purposes of taking photos, for a painting, or maybe a story. One must actually be INSIDE the forest to truly experience it's majesty. Simply reading about climbing the trees, with Steve Sillett's brilliant new climbing method, was enough to light up the fires of my imagination, although I guess you didn't realize I was only dreaming of one day actually climbing the trees, my friend......To be in the forest, and have any intention other than appreciation or study, with a desire for preservation, in my view, is insanity. I love the trees, and the forest, as well as all the forests of the world. The lovers of these trees, forests, and the life within, along with their counterparts around the world, need to ban together and stand strong against the industries that would destroy them. You may not realize this, dear reader, but every time you frequent a fast food restaurant & eat a hamburger, you are fanning the flames that result in the "slash & burners" in 3rd world countries. Where the only jobs people can find are to cut down the rain forest & replace it with cattle, so the beef can be sold back to the US to satisfy America's demand for fast food.

This is the best book I've read in 5 yrs. The audio version is mesmerizing. Clearly, the passion of discovery is contagious, due to Preston's mastery of the art of creative writing & spiritual matters. I'm taking a wk off to come out there & investigate it for myself, all the way from Florida. I'll be there in early May. My favorite line in the book is at the end...... "Don't ever stop; keep going.... & If someone tells you something is impossible, do that thing first & prove that it IS possible, & then keep going...."

Desperately seeking the location of the grove of titans. Would appreciate anyone's assistance. Can I climb one of these trees without getting my head chopped off? I need to see them up close, & then looking down, from the top. I'm practicing climbing down in florida. by the way, the world's oldest tree is right here, by me. It's called "The Senator Tree," & has a girlfriend by his side, "Lady Liberty." He's 3500 & she's 2000. This information is not in any books you can find in any library or college, I might add.