The first thing we saw when we got out of the car, was a great big woodpecker. Debbie is an avid birdwatcher, and this was a major score! She later said that she would never forget the day she saw a woodpecker, for me, I will never forget Debbie seeing her first woodpecker!
Amphitheater made of trees...
A downed tree here is a major happening... Legend is that one of the first residents built his entire house from one tree!
It just happened to be Earth Day, so we attempted to hug one. Question: How many sisters does it take to hug a Redwood?
Many of the trees were burned out inside, and yet still living and growing - how is that possible?
Looking up at the sky from inside a burned out tree...
Dana, our host and chauffeur, was such a trooper - barely recovered from chemo, and yet he kept up with us all...
Without the wind, it was actually almost warm...
On the way back, Ruth was saying how disappointed she was that we didn't see bigfoot - then we ran across this place. So sad that it was closed...
Further down the road, we stopped at a place called Elkhorn Slough - it's kind of an inlet from the ocean. Seals like to come here and rest because it is safe from sharks, whales, and any other preditors. There were a lot of them hanging out here that day. We were able to get pretty close...
Ruth wanted to pet one so badly - she reached down and touched one, and he turned and snapped at her! Scared her a little...
Lots and lots of seals...
All the way down the boat ramp...
Everywhere we went, we looked for sea otters - and we did see them, but never got close enough for a good shot...
Next, we found a big farmer's market and stopped for a snack...
By then, most of us needed a nap. (It's a 4 hour drive.)
Fun day!
No comments:
Post a Comment