On July 13th we headed out for our family vacation to the California Redwoods. When Ethan's primary teacher asked him where he was going he told her... "To go look at some trees" and just shrugged his shoulders. I think by the end of our trip though he had been impressed.
On our drive we pulled over at the Rogue River Gorge. It was a great stop we had no idea was there, but was definitely worth the stop and the short walk along the gorge.
On our drive we pulled over at the Rogue River Gorge. It was a great stop we had no idea was there, but was definitely worth the stop and the short walk along the gorge.
We decided to stop for some lunch in Shady Cove @ Phil's Frosty.We've decided we want to try and eat local wherever we go and stay away from big chains when we can... just for fun, plus it gives you a better flavor for the town and helps the local economy.
We stopped at the Prairie Creek visitors centre and they sent us to this nice drive and a hike through an "old growth" redwood forest. The sheer size of these trees has to be experienced. It can not be captured in a picture.
When I look at this picture I can't believe how huge these trees are compared to Ethan. While you are in the grove they are all so big you kind of lose perspective because it takes a REALLY huge one to look big next to the other huge trees.
The base of this tree is massive!!
A little further down the road as we approached Elk Meadow we came across these
These were actually in the meadow
About 8 hours after our departure we arrived here
our home away from home in Trinidad for the next 4 nights.Upon arriving Ethan quickly discovered something in the wood pile
and on the plants outside were a bunch of these
Who could ask for anything more?
and on the plants outside were a bunch of these
Who could ask for anything more? 
5 comments:
Wow great photos in this post. I forgot how majestic the Red woods are. Funny how as a child you fail to appreciate these things. The stop at the Rouge River Gorge is amazing. What a beautiful sight! Great reward for stopping and smelling the roses. Something that I suck at doing. *note to self...*
That my kind of trip, staying at local homes...not hotels and eating locally. That's the only way to do it and really take in the experience I think.
Loved the photos. Visiting redwoods is on my list of things to do before I die. We saw some in San fran but they weren't sequoias.
Glad you had fun!
ryan and i talk about this all the time, and i'll say it again.. we love how you guys take so many fun family vacations, explore new places, and see so many things. this looks like another great family trip!
We LOVE Phil's Frosty. We used to stop there on our way from Bend to Grants Pass to visit my family. When I was a kid we would go to Trinidad every year and rent a house boat on Trinity Lake and stay for a week....One of my most favorite childhood memories!! Looks like you had a great time
Fun, fun pictures. Trees can make you feel insignificant. I bet Ethan was impressed after he saw them. By the way, we found a huge frog in our back yard last night. Knowing how Ethan loves squirmy things, Fred and I took a few pictures of him. Fred even held him in his hands, even though he had pottied in the bucket and knew he would probably get "pottied" on his hands (which he did), so Ethan can get a perspective on how large the frog was. Once we figure how to post it online, we will be sending it. I imagine Theron will enjoy it also.
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