| the main natural attractions of San Francisco is the | | | | The soil texture of the Muir Woods is also according |
| Muir Woods National Monument. The monument is a | | | | to the climate. The redwoods of the forest grow on |
| part of the National Park Service on the Pacific coast | | | | the brown humus filled rich mountainous soil which may |
| of southwestern Marin County, which is 19 km north of | | | | be hoarse, rock-strewn or to some extent sandy. This |
| San Francisco in addition is apart of the Golden Gate | | | | soil has been classified to the Centissima series that is |
| National Recreation Area. | | | | at all times seen on sloping lands. The forest soil is well |
| The beautiful monument is formed of an old-growth | | | | drained with water and air, more or less profound and |
| coastal redwood forest. Because of this closeness to | | | | is somewhat averagely acidic due to the high humus |
| the Pacific Ocean, the forest area is on a regular basis | | | | content in them. The soil is informed to be formed |
| masked in coastal fogs. This nature is the factor that is | | | | from fine-grained sandstone and a little of shale. In |
| the reason for an all time wet atmosphere that | | | | many open regions of the Muir Woods, one can find |
| supports on vigorous plant growth. The fog is also | | | | shallow hoarse soil of the Barnabe series, or else |
| very important for the growth of the redwoods | | | | profound rock-solid loam of the Cronkhite series. |
| because they use the dampness from the fog for the | | | | The most important attraction of Muir Woods National |
| duration of the dry summer season. | | | | Monument is its rich flora and fauna. The Coast |
| The climate of the monument is so exceptional and | | | | Redwood that is almost same as that of the Giant |
| excellent for flora and fauna of the area. The Muir | | | | Sequoia are known for their tallness. These beautiful |
| Woods is cold and humid from beginning to end of the | | | | redwoods can grow up very tall and one should not |
| year round with regular day temperature between 4 | | | | miss to see the tallest tree in the Muir Woods, which is |
| to 21 °C. Rainfall in this area is very heavy for the | | | | about 258 feet. An interesting and weird thing about |
| period of the winter season. In contrast summers | | | | these tall trees is that they come from a seed which is |
| season is almost entirely arid with the exclusion of fog | | | | not bigger than that of a tomato. But the average life |
| drip happens because of the fog that passes through | | | | times of these redwoods are between 500 and 800 |
| the trees. The range of yearly rainfall in the monument | | | | years and the oldest among all is estimated to be at |
| ranges from 39.4 inches in the lower valley to 47.2 | | | | least 1,200 years old. Trekking while you take pleasure |
| inches high up in the mountain slopes. This is one of the | | | | in this fresh beauty is just a godsend that should not |
| best climates to enjoy during a nice trekking with your | | | | be wasted without being enjoyed. |
| friends and close ones. | | | | |