# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C4B61G5P7fU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21020292-nationalparkservice-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-02T23:16:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

When the very descriptive park ranger gives you directions to the overlook:

Start at the old oak tree near the entrance of the park, where the sunlight filters through the branches in the early morning. Face the tree and take ten steps forward, then turn right and walk towards the sound of the bubbling stream. 

Follow the stream as it winds its way through the forest, keeping an eye out for the three tall pine trees that stand like sentinels on the left. When you reach the fallen log that bridges the stream, cross over it and continue upstream. 

As you walk, listen for the chirping of the red cardinal and the rustling of the leaves as the squirrels play in the branches above. Watch out for the bitey ends. Soon, you will come to a clearing with a large boulder at its center, the one like the pioneers used to ride for miles, surrounded by wildflowers in shades of purple and gold. Don’t be distracted by the blue and pink ones. 

Stand facing the boulder and look to your right, no, your right, where the sunlight dances on the condensation on the swaying ferns. Take five steps towards the ferns and then turn left, follow the path that leads into the dense thicket of brambles and bushes.

Push your way through the thicket, make sure to stay on the path. Keep going until you emerge into a small clearing with a gnarled old tree at its center, its branches reaching out like twisted fingers towards the sky. You’ll know it. 

Go around the tree and take 10 steps up the hill and you should see the sign for the parking lot. What? You asked about the overlook? No problem, to get to the overlook…

Image: Sometimes we wonder what happened to all those people who asked us for directions. The silhouette of a park ranger looking out over the shoreline, wondering about where we told you to turn left at redwoodnps 

#directions #map #nationalpark #travel #parkranger #redwoodnationalpark #california

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

nationalpark, redwoodnationalpark, parkranger, travel, california, map, directions

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