Have you ever been to the Redwoods? No? Well let me paint you a picture.
There you are standing in the middle of an empty road, flanked in every direction by trees, but not just any old trees. These are mammoths; millions of colossal-sized plants surrounding you that date back hundreds, even thousands, of years. It's a bit humbling to stand in the middle of of them, so vast and unbelievable. Words escape.
After driving down the Avenue of the Giants (the main road of the Redwoods National Park) for a few hours, we found ourselves a campsite that definitely overcharged us, but it was one of two choices, neither cheap. We set up camp and headed back out for another drive as the sun was setting. The trees form a very dense wall-like barrier between you and the outside world so it never gets too bright in there.
We had some fun running wild through the woods. Plenty of tree-hugging was involved.
We did find one of the famous drive through trees, though the poor thing is barely standing. There are tons of wires holding it up, the top half is completely gone, it's cracked down the center, and totally hollowed out. I feel so bad for it.
Me and my beautiful Kia just barely made it through; you've gotta pull those mirrors in!
Much fun was had here, and it is another place I plan on seeing again. Hopefully I get some better shots next time.
Anyone else out there have any good photos from the Redwoods? I'd love to see them!
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