Avenue of the Giants/Redwoods, CA



We spent the day driving from Seattle to McKinleyville in CA so we could spend some time at the redwoods. We made our drive straight down just a little south of Portland, Oregon and then headed to west to drive on the coast.
The Oregon Coast was really beautiful. It was kind of an overcast/foggy drive and I just loved it. We stopped in a little outlook and there were giant wave crashing over huge rocks. It was just a magnificent sight. We made it to our hotel in McKinleyville and it was just a nice drizzly night. It really was a beautiful change in weather.
            The hotel clerk told us about the Avenue of the Giants and since it was more on our way we decided to take this route to see some redwoods. It was a 30 mile stretch of road through some redwood forests and along the way there were little trails where you could get out, hike, or just walk around. We walked four different trails. The first one was just perfect because it was still early in the morning so there was still a little mist and fog and it was just a tiny trail that just went all over the place in this forest. It was kind of a choose your own adventure trail because the trail would just split and go to random places. There was so much green all along the forest floor, it was covered in clovers and ferns. It was to say the least magical.

We continued on others trails that showed us some huge redwood trees. We learned a great deal about the lifecycle of the plants and animals that grow and reside in the forest. It was just fascinating. I am so glad we stopped for just a half day to see the redwoods because they really were such a beautiful sight. I could live in Humbolt or McKinleyville because the surrounding are just amazing.
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