Red Woods and Stuff

It was about 30 miles before we hit the boarder of California and James and I noticed the people becoming... Dumber. I know it sounds mean and harsh... but it's so true, even the area seemed to be not cared for. But we had to take a few wrong turns before we made it to the Red Woods.  We Drove as far as Crescent City California and looked and looked for a place to stay that didn't look like it was out of a Stephen King Movie. We found one that was only 3 months NEW ! But we stayed in and took off at first light.

We drove only a few minuets south of Crescent City and drove right into the Red Woods. It was Amazing only a few miles south was a different world. So Green

Stopping to stretch legs and enjoy the giant trees.

Driving in the few hours through the Red Woods we saw more weather changes then ever. One mile was thick thick fog and the next was sunshine and warm. But we loved both, made it feel like we were driving on different days.

We pulled over at one trail and decided to make a go for it. Put shoes on and an extra pair of cloths for the kids... for the random weather changes.

Loved seeing these amazing Trees, some millions of years old and some only a few years old.

One of the smaller trees on our walk...

Z man just loves running around in the Red Woods and along the trails. We would walk off the trails at some points and walk into logs or into old tree stumps that fit all o us perfectly.

I can't remember if this is the biggest tree in the world or the biggest tree in America. But either way... it was huge !!! as you can see us standing there at the bottom.

it looks big in the picture, but in person it makes you feel like you're on another planet.. Just amazing

Dad was such a Champ, held Eira the whole time while walking through the Red Woods. His back hurt after words, but it was so worth it.

We only did a small portion of the trail because we had no map, no food and no service.... oyes and two little ones. We kept our eyes pealed and our ears open. The deeper we got into the woods I started noticing all of the Berry bushes were empty... I kept thinking it's too early for that. Then when we saw a nice big fat paw print in the middle of the trail... we turned around and booked it back to the car. Later found out a few days later that all of the bear and elk were going into early winter mode.  Not saying there was a bear, but just to be on the safe side, we didn't want to stick around to find out. So we enjoyed every second of this amazing place.

Z man wanted a picture with one of the big trees. While I got Little miss Eira ready for a road trip, Dad and Z man went for a 10 minuet walk. Z man had such a great time having Dad everyday.

DVD player and Ipad make for an easy amazing and fun road trip... trust me.

Stopped in Arcata California and tried to meet up with my cousin Craig. So sad he wasn't even in town, but he pointed us in the right direction for food and coffee. Took this picture and sent it to him so he knew we were thinking about him while we enjoyed our hour in Arcata.

And we chug on ... Z catches a few Z's himself

Little Miss Eira the little champion road tripper ! She was just amazing and always so happy...

After the Red Woods we started keeping our eyes out for a nice place to stay. We found one town that was so cute and so welcoming. We stopped to get some Ice Cream and start looking for a hotel. James just had to ask the guy serving us if he would stay there or the next town down which is Ukiah. The man laughed at us and said he would for sure stay in Ukiah. So we jumped back on the road and drove south to the town of Ukiah. After looking for ever for a hotel we pulled into a Vons parking lot and jumped on the internet and found a hotel down the street. We got there and it was nice, but our next goal was food... We asked the guy at the front desk for a place he would recommend, He laughed and said this town sucks for anything....      Crap. So we jumped in the car and drove to a Denny's looking place, we were so hungry at this point, we gave in. Now to make an even longer story short.... Z man's face tells it all. If you ever drive by Ukiah... keep driving... just keep driving.

 

 

Happy to be leaving Ukiah. Happy to be on a road trip together, happy to be together.