Somewhere I Belong: Bianca Chiara Fonda Few chances in life to see such beauty As I stroll through the grass and pass soaring redwood trees I overhear birds sing Sun beats down on my face and I think to myself I've never been to such an astonishing and amazing place Standing here comforted and strong I know here, I belong A Chance With The Ancients Christian Munoz Out of soil and duff arise these born redwoods lighting up the forest like the sun marking the birth of shelters for animals and the continuation of their kind Reaching the sky with unimaginable heights grown to the last foot mature redwoods will ensure that generations will exist from cones fallen off branches to clones with the same blood These dead and fallen giants offer life within death collapsed logs on the ground hold the power of nourishment and energy for trees to thrive Here seeing the whole cycle of a redwood's life from seeds to brethren and branches that touch the sky tells me I shouldn't have thought twice about coming to Redwood National Park