Day 7-8 Redwood Forest and Golden Gate

First, a little disclaimer. We took hundreds of pictures in the Redwood Forest and just couldn't quite capture on camera what we could see with our eyes. The majesty of these trees is just incredible. Not only are the trees big around, the are very tall. As we walked through the forest, we could only rarely glimpse the sky. Not much sun peaks through. Despite the lack of sunshine, the ground is covered with green, mostly ferns. It is also a very quiet place - very peaceful. It was easy to understand that our Heavenly Father created such beauty to let us know that he is there. We could have spent all day there. Even as we drove down the highway, the trees were so huge it was like driving with an imense wall of trees on either side.

Heading into Stout Grove.


Can you see Lindsie in there?



If a giant tree falls in a forest, does anybody hear it? This is the bottom of the tree.

A giant playground.

Tree huggers.


You can only see about 1/4 the way up this tree.


Oh no!The dreaded orange cones! I can't believe they grow those here, too! We ran into more than our share as we headed down the coast toward the bay. We drove for about 5 hours, leaving the beauty behind us and approaching the chaos that is California. We did finally see blue sky for the first time on our trip - until the fog on the bay rolled in!

Looking out across the bay. The city you can see is San Fransciso. You can see the fog rolling in over the city.


The Golden Gate Bridge. We drove across the bridge on our way to the hotel we are staying at tonight further down the coast. See the big ship going under the bridge?

Tomorrow - - -who knows?!?!?