Redwoods National Park

    Redwood National Park is located along thin stretch of the northern California coast and is mixed in with several state parks that protect the giant trees. Unlike the other parks we've been to there is no main entrance, but the road allows you to pull off for trails and several visitor centers. We made it to one of the visitor centers a little before closing time and the kids and I got our park passport books stamped before headed to a grove of redwoods.

    Our goal was to hike the Lady Bird Johnson grove trail. It circles some of the biggest trees in the park and the kids loved stretching their legs as they ran from tree to tree. There were several gigantic stumps that had the insides hollowed out which allowed them to clamber in and gaze upward while hiding from us.

    Sully wound up on my shoulders after a while, but his endurance is improving little by little. The girls have been great and usually take the lead on our walks. It was a nice trek through some unique trees but we still had a long way to go in the car. It was decided that we would make a big push and drive to Aunt Carol's house that night.

    Driving half the length of California is no big deal for us at this point in the trip, but the winding road made for a long night. We arrived in the middle of the night and promptly collapsed onto beds and couches. It felt great after a week of camping!