Good News! Day 21 and Preston hasn’t run out of words yet!
We toured the Redwoods today. Stopped at visitor centers = cancellations and medallion. We took a couple of really neat hiking trails. Those trees are GINORMOUS!!! We got tired of saying “Wow, that’s a big tree”. Chatted with a guy along the trail from A
tlanta. We really had fun climbing on, over, and through the trees. There was even a place to slide down. A tree had fallen and the bark had worn off enough so that the boys climbed up and slid down.
We toured the Redwoods today. Stopped at visitor centers = cancellations and medallion. We took a couple of really neat hiking trails. Those trees are GINORMOUS!!! We got tired of saying “Wow, that’s a big tree”. Chatted with a guy along the trail from A
tlanta. We really had fun climbing on, over, and through the trees. There was even a place to slide down. A tree had fallen and the bark had worn off enough so that the boys climbed up and slid down. 
We really had a great time wandering around. Walking on these wooded trails has become something we all really enjoy. This is why we came – to just spend time stomping around and having fun being together. We love the cool temps that allow us to get out and enjoy. We know heat and humidity await us at home.
We also stopped on the coast but it was so foggy that you couldn’t see the water from that visitor
center. We still walked down. The sand is so different. It isn’t the pretty white sand we are used to in Orange Beach but rather a charcoal color. The dark color makes it really hot, even in the fog. We do continue to occasionally smell smoke from the wildfires here.
We then drove 140 miles from Crescent City, CA to Myers Flat, CA. On the way Ray found a Starbucks for me!!! Yippee! I went for a Venti today!!! We also got gas O-U-C-H!! Gas was $4.79. Hello California.
The Redwood RV Park is, ummm, eclectic. Many tent sites. Volleyball area. Playground. Many Mexican-American families. Just an interesting place. We liked it. To celebrate the 4th we hung our Wal-Mart flag on the end of our broom stick and attached it to the back ladder with ….come on now, you can get this, ….Gorilla tape. God bless the good ol’ US of A and God bless Gorilla tape!
We had a little cleaning spree. Then we walked down to the Eel River. It had a large rocky shore but was great for swimming, wading, or just skipping rocks. We hurried back from our wading because the movie started at 8pm. What a fun thing! They show a movie every night. The park voted and Chronicles of Narnia won out over Independence Day. We quickly fixed our Sloppy Joes (yes, again) with mac n cheese, mixed veggies, and watermelon and went over to get a seat at a picnic table. The movie is shown outside around a fire pit. The owner fixes popcorn in a shack (accurately described) and serves it in small bags for free. The TV quality was fair, the kids were running around, dogs in and out, fireworks were going off so it was hard to hear. But it was a blast (oh, ha ha, blast, get it!). After dinner and popcorn, Parker got out s’more makings. He borrowed a coat hanger from a kid to roast his marshmallows. Preston got cold so I got a blanket for him to wrap him in. A good time was had by all. For those that know….. doesn’t it remind you of Monteagle? Leanne, is Phillip reading my blog? We missed our traditional fireworks with the Harnesses but we had fun.
The campground was a little noisy – Friday night – 4th of July! Do the math! So we closed the windows and turned on the A/C for white noise.
center. We still walked down. The sand is so different. It isn’t the pretty white sand we are used to in Orange Beach but rather a charcoal color. The dark color makes it really hot, even in the fog. We do continue to occasionally smell smoke from the wildfires here.We then drove 140 miles from Crescent City, CA to Myers Flat, CA. On the way Ray found a Starbucks for me!!! Yippee! I went for a Venti today!!! We also got gas O-U-C-H!! Gas was $4.79. Hello California.
The Redwood RV Park is, ummm, eclectic. Many tent sites. Volleyball area. Playground. Many Mexican-American families. Just an interesting place. We liked it. To celebrate the 4th we hung our Wal-Mart flag on the end of our broom stick and attached it to the back ladder with ….come on now, you can get this, ….Gorilla tape. God bless the good ol’ US of A and God bless Gorilla tape!We had a little cleaning spree. Then we walked down to the Eel River. It had a large rocky shore but was great for swimming, wading, or just skipping rocks. We hurried back from our wading because the movie started at 8pm. What a fun thing! They show a movie every night. The park voted and Chronicles of Narnia won out over Independence Day. We quickly fixed our Sloppy Joes (yes, again) with mac n cheese, mixed veggies, and watermelon and went over to get a seat at a picnic table. The movie is shown outside around a fire pit. The owner fixes popcorn in a shack (accurately described) and serves it in small bags for free. The TV quality was fair, the kids were running around, dogs in and out, fireworks were going off so it was hard to hear. But it was a blast (oh, ha ha, blast, get it!). After dinner and popcorn, Parker got out s’more makings. He borrowed a coat hanger from a kid to roast his marshmallows. Preston got cold so I got a blanket for him to wrap him in. A good time was had by all. For those that know….. doesn’t it remind you of Monteagle? Leanne, is Phillip reading my blog? We missed our traditional fireworks with the Harnesses but we had fun.
The campground was a little noisy – Friday night – 4th of July! Do the math! So we closed the windows and turned on the A/C for white noise.
2 comments:
I love the pic of y'all inside the redwoods looking up. That's cool.
WOW! Those trees are HUGE. You really don't realize how big they are until you see yall standing beside (or inside!) them.
cool pics...so glad you posted more. :)
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