Wonders of 101

Day 6- Sunday

After a refreshing sleep and shower we made our way to our next destination- Redwood National Park, California. But first- the beautiful and wonderous landscapes of Oregon. Veering west after Eugene we passed a momma deer and her Bambi twins, and soon found ourselves on the 'Scenic by-way', highway 101. We passed through some picturesque towns- Dune City (obviously full of sand dunes), Bandon, and Gold Beach. Not a McDonalds or Taco Bell in site, how refreshing! We stopped for a quick run outside Dune City through some trails in search of sand dunes, and hopped back to the car.

Hours later the forest and tree plantations gave way to ocean- and one of our highlights of the day- a photo shoot pitstop in Cape Sebastian. One of many possible turnouts along the winding road along the Pacific, we found a spot we couldn't resist. Dashing down the sand towards the ocean, in the shadows of huge rock outcrops exposed in lowtide, the wind pelted us with sand and nearly blew us over as we ran through the water and climbed the rocks. Words cannot decribe- it was magic!







At long last, we cross our last state line into California (naming as many California-themed songs as we could), and made our way into Jedidiah Campground. The Redwoods, with a captial R, most definatly 'Stand' up to their reputation. After pitching our tents in site 93 it was time to head out to explore before the sun went down, and so we made our way to the great great great grandfather of redwood trees- a tree SO big, that you can walk 22 steps (or 23 for Amanda) around the trunk of the tree. It is HUGE. Fun fact: this particular grove is also where Star Wars was filmed, wow! The ground was carpeted in clover and ferns, and giant redwoods towered all around-- this is one very special place.

Ended the night chowing down on some smores around the campfire, and laying up as much as possible against the cold CA night.