Rise and Shine — Avenue of the Giants

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Redwood forest in the Avenue of the Giants region. Photograph by Kirt Edblom.

Photograph#

Sunlight passing between tall redwood trunks above ferns in the Avenue of the Giants region — Rise and Shine — Avenue of the Giants — Kirt Edblom, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Historical and geographic context#

This photograph is included as a visual companion to the regional reference library. Its subject is redwood forest in the avenue of the giants region. It is not presented as a photograph of Jay Smith Road, a survey, or a record of present conditions.

Related research: Avenue Of The Giants · Coast Redwoods · Humboldt Redwoods. Read the linked articles for historical sources that explain the broader landscape.

Provenance and reuse#

Photograph: Kirt Edblom
Date: 2014-09-21
Subject: Redwood forest in the Avenue of the Giants region
Source: Original source and rights record
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Original dimensions: 6000 × 4000
Changes: Resized and re-encoded previews; centered aspect-ratio crops for wallpapers; EXIF and GPS removed. Original source appearance retained.

Rise and Shine — Avenue of the Giants — Kirt Edblom, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rise_and_Shine_(15523740261).jpg. Resized/cropped by JaySmithRoad.com; adaptations shared under the same license.

The photographer retains copyright. The published crops and format derivatives are offered under the same share-alike license. No endorsement by the photographer is implied.

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Last materially updated and reviewed: 8 September 2026.