Back in January 2025 I visited Poetic Moon, a homestead region held by Anu Papp and which she and Dandy Warhlol (Terry Fotherington) had created as a stunning setting – and you can read about it here.
So when Anu invited me to pop over and preview a new make-over for her Full region of Ravenmere, which she has also developed in collaboration with Dandy to create the quite magnificent Ravenmere Redwoods.
I got this region from LL back in 2009, so I have been its keeper a very long time. Its name used be Ravenhart, but today it’s the most beautiful. I live in Northern California, which inspired this build.
– Anu Papp discussing Ravenmere Redwoods
From Anu’s comment and the design’s name, it should be obvious that the region offers a celebration of the California’s mighty Sequoia tree. However, this is more than just a place of the imagination: Anu used data from the physical world to create the terrain maps used in the design to give the region its overall towering appearance.
As regulars to these pages know, I love settings in SL which bring with them a twist of somewhere in the physical world, shaped by the creating minds behind them, and Ravenmere Redwoods totally fits this. There is so much packed into its – literally towering – design.
The landing Point sits some 80 metres above sea level, the region lies surrounded by high forested peaks, some with snow sitting within shadowed sculpts and dips in their sides, immediately mindful of the Sierra Nevada, where the mighty redwood can be found.
However, the land also drops away to one side, providing steps for giants (and trails and paths for us lesser folk!) down to an eastern coastline. This comes complete with a rocky cove that has perhaps seen better days as a focus for commercial fishing, but which also sits as a reminder of all the hidden bays and little coastal centres of activity which once hugged (and still do hug, in some cases) the coastlines of California and Oregon.
Between these two upper and lower extremes is a setting utterly rich in detail, perfectly conceived and photogenic to the point of being a work of art.
This is a place for people to come to and relax. It’s not for business, there are no rentals. I disabled fly within the region and I’d like people to explore carefully; there are so many hidden areas. All I ask is that people keep activities PG.
– Anu Papp discussing Ravenmere Redwoods
One of those details might be easily missed by visitors on arrival should they be tempted to set out along the path leading away from the Landing Point. However, by turning around and walking just past the fence behind them, they will find a trio of heady walkways stretched out between some of the huge trees, presenting bird’s eye viewing of the rugged and misty lands below.
There’s also a path to be found here as well, running down through the mists and past a fire look-out point, twisting its way to come by turn and and corner to where three redwoods stand guard over a covered a wooden bridge.
Here again, the temptation might be to simply walk on by and over the bridge – which is a route that should be taken as a part of overall exploration, as it will carry visitors on along the eastern shoulder of the setting where more redwoods tower over more regularly-sized trees and a superb view down over the coast can be obtained.
But those paying attention as they reach the covered bridge might spot a sign Some Place Else. It offers a path of discovery to another mountain lake and a grand overlook.
Similarly, just beyond the bridge the path splits again, this time offering a way down to a further overlook above a quite magnificent ribbon lake, complete with a café perched above it to one end, and further trails running around and over it for further exploration.
The two eastward paths eventually join up to point people towards an unexpected – but still fitting perfectly within he region – location: a henge out on a headland. Here, again, keep an eye out for a rocky secret: a crafty little path perhaps originally cut by the passage of water, now offering and alternative means to reach the coastal bay.
Across the region are multiple places to sit and relax. Many are nicely tucked away to give a sense of natural privacy. Some are bobbing on the waters of the lakes and tucked away on the waterfront.
Those following the highland path from the Landing Point will eventually come to an old summer house straddling the path (passing another route down the mountainside along the way!). Beyond this is a large open deck space. This is the Ravenmere BREATHE Meditation Centre.
Breathe Meditation is a place to gather in stillness, breathe together, and remember that our individual practice becomes more powerful when shared in community. It’s a place for people to find peace. On Sundays, I’ll be hosting 30-minute meditation sessions there for those who wish to join me at 7:00am SLT. Please wear white attire if attending!
– Anu Papp discussing BREATHE at Ravenmere Redwoods
Those who can’t join Anu on Sundays can still nevertheless partake of the opportunity for meditation on their own or with friends – or simply use the space for a quiet time of conversation of contemplation.
That said, wherever you wander within the region, you’re going to feel nothing but peace and harmony.
Rich in wildlife and a fitting soundscape and captured until a Shared Environment ideal for viewing it (although it does lend itself equally to others), Ravenmere Redwoods is genuinely beautiful – a work of art, as I’ve already noted.
When visiting, please do keep in mind the following:
- The region will only be open to full public access for a period of one month from August 15, 2026, after which it will return to Group access only.
- Group access will provide rezzing rights for photo props, etc., – but as always, do please remember to pick things up again.
My sincere thanks to Ana for the invitation to visit ahead of time and for taking the time to chat with me about Ravenmere Redwoods; it was greatly appreciated. Also, my congratulations, to her and to Dandy for creating such an outstanding place of beauty in Second Life.
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Ravenmere is rated Moderate
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