Big Basin Redwood Forest: California's Oldest State Park

In the late 1800s, California communities saw their once “inexhaustible” redwood forests vanishing. Expanding railways demanded timber as they crisscrossed the nation, but the more redwoods that fell to the woodman's ax, the greater the effects on the local climate. The groundbreaking environmental movement that arose attracted individuals of every walk of life. From the adopted son of a robber baron to a bohemian woman winemaker to a Jesuit priest, resilient campa...