Tom, thank you so much for this video. I visited Armstrong Woods in 1996 while on retreat north of there. I had a magical experience in the woods that day which i have shared with many over the last 23 years. I had hoped that you would have walked past the tree that I encountered, but I did not see it. There is one tree along the path which had been carved out, which you can walk into. The opening is about 4 feet up, and the inside is completely open and I think I remember that it had been burned inside to keep it alive. I am guessing the diameter was at least ten feet across. I walked into the opening, by myself, walked to the opposite side and placed my hands on the wall of the tree and closed my eyes. Well, this was pretty amazing. I felt like I was being hugged! Nobody else was in there with me, and it was not frightening at all. I came out and told one of the women I was with to just go inside and put her hands on the wall and close her eyes. She came out a minute or two later with a big smile on her face and said, "I felt like I got a big hug!" So, I did not imagine my experience. If you ever do another video of Armstrong Woods, can you find this tree and go inside and do what I did, and see what you experience, and possibly post a video about it? It would be so great! Trees are one of the best things on the planet, and I have always loved the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. I've been out there several times, and look forward to returning again soon. Thank you for this video. It took me back all those years!
I found your video and page doing an internet search on RUclips. I lived in Guerneville from Aug. of 1981 till June of 1986. There was a bad flood I believe it was 1986. I sure do miss it there. Best time of my life. I lived in the Korbel house for a few years. I rented it from Mary Lou Heck. She was one of the sweetest people I had crossed paths with in my time living in Guerneville. She was so sad when I told her I was moving. I only paid $650.00 a month for rent. I told her she would be able to rent the house out for over $1,000.00 a month. Well she ended up telling she was happy I was moving, but now happy because she found someone to rent it for $1,650.00 a month. I was so happy for her. I helped my uncle build an old quick silver miners camp ground and it was called "Paradise Cove"! After we were through, I started working for my friends, Bill Hansen and James Jolly at the "Rainbow Cattle Co. I went into partnership with them opening up another club we named, "The Mine", a dance club on Hwy 116 just west of Armstrong Woods Rd. down Main St. I moved back to Michigan just west of Detroit to Garden City, Mi. 48135. in 1986 after we sold "The Mine". AH!!!!! What treasured memories. I spent a lot of time walking through Armstrong Woods. I went home in 1983 to visit my family and bought a Redwood sapling from the gift shop of Armstrong Woods and planted it my Grandma's at 7660 Dearborn Hgts., Michigan. It is to this day doing very well. I will post my photo albums of the, "Rainbow Cattle Co.", "The Mine" and a video of the "Redwood Tree" I planted. I have to log into my Facebook page to do so. I will paste them in the Replies here on my post. Thank you Tom Hall for this video.
Beautiful place. Would you know which Armstrong the woods were named after? I can think of two of them, Louis Armstrong and Neil Armstrong. There is a similar forest, where I have visited in Wingham NSW Australia near Taree, about 200 miles north of Sydney.
Burl are the roundish things that grow on the sides of some of the redwoods. I used to live right by there in Rio Nido
Great place! Thank you for sharing this video!
Very nice place. Great information. Clear voice and understandable accent unlike some other Americans. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Qatar 🇶🇦
This is how all people from California talk! LOL
Tom, thank you so much for this video. I visited Armstrong Woods in 1996 while on retreat north of there. I had a magical experience in the woods that day which i have shared with many over the last 23 years.
I had hoped that you would have walked past the tree that I encountered, but I did not see it. There is one tree along the path which had been carved out, which you can walk into. The opening is about 4 feet up, and the inside is completely open and I think I remember that it had been burned inside to keep it alive. I am guessing the diameter was at least ten feet across. I walked into the opening, by myself, walked to the opposite side and placed my hands on the wall of the tree and closed my eyes. Well, this was pretty amazing. I felt like I was being hugged! Nobody else was in there with me, and it was not frightening at all. I came out and told one of the women I was with to just go inside and put her hands on the wall and close her eyes. She came out a minute or two later with a big smile on her face and said, "I felt like I got a big hug!" So, I did not imagine my experience.
If you ever do another video of Armstrong Woods, can you find this tree and go inside and do what I did, and see what you experience, and possibly post a video about it? It would be so great!
Trees are one of the best things on the planet, and I have always loved the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. I've been out there several times, and look forward to returning again soon.
Thank you for this video. It took me back all those years!
Beautiful, beautiful
We just did the scenic Pool Ridge Trail hike, from the old Forest Theater. Great content!
I found your video and page doing an internet search on RUclips. I lived in Guerneville from Aug. of 1981 till June of 1986. There was a bad flood I believe it was 1986. I sure do miss it there. Best time of my life. I lived in the Korbel house for a few years. I rented it from Mary Lou Heck. She was one of the sweetest people I had crossed paths with in my time living in Guerneville. She was so sad when I told her I was moving. I only paid $650.00 a month for rent. I told her she would be able to rent the house out for over $1,000.00 a month. Well she ended up telling she was happy I was moving, but now happy because she found someone to rent it for $1,650.00 a month. I was so happy for her. I helped my uncle build an old quick silver miners camp ground and it was called "Paradise Cove"! After we were through, I started working for my friends, Bill Hansen and James Jolly at the "Rainbow Cattle Co. I went into partnership with them opening up another club we named, "The Mine", a dance club on Hwy 116 just west of Armstrong Woods Rd. down Main St. I moved back to Michigan just west of Detroit to Garden City, Mi. 48135. in 1986 after we sold "The Mine". AH!!!!! What treasured memories. I spent a lot of time walking through Armstrong Woods. I went home in 1983 to visit my family and bought a Redwood sapling from the gift shop of Armstrong Woods and planted it my Grandma's at 7660 Dearborn Hgts., Michigan. It is to this day doing very well. I will post my photo albums of the, "Rainbow Cattle Co.", "The Mine" and a video of the "Redwood Tree" I planted. I have to log into my Facebook page to do so. I will paste them in the Replies here on my post. Thank you Tom Hall for this video.
Redwood From Armstrong Woods ://facebook.com/gregory.ostrander.5/videos/612187102312641/
"The Rainbow Cattle Company" 1981-1986
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"The Mine" Guerneville, Ca. Aug. 18th,1984 Opening Day!
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I love this place, we always did day trips with our family picnicking then would go to the ocean 🌊
Skips dad always wanted to see the red woods hoping to make that trip for him eventually.
Beautiful place. Would you know which Armstrong the woods were named after? I can think of two of them, Louis Armstrong and Neil Armstrong. There is a similar forest, where I have visited in Wingham NSW Australia near Taree, about 200 miles north of Sydney.
Aha!! Colonel James Armstrong is obviously who the woods is named after. Thanks for sharing that information.
Great