Trees of Mystery
Yes, that’s really what this tourist attraction is called.
One of the things I was most excited to see in Northern
California was the giant Redwood trees. Having done almost zero research though
we actually had no idea where they would be, or when exactly we would find
them. The names of the national parks gave us a good hint though.
We decided to stop at the “Trees of Mystery” attraction, so
that we wouldn’t miss them, just in case. We were greeted by a gigantic Paul
Bunion and his Ox. If you look closely, you will see Reece and I standing next
to Paul. The next photo shows Dean, just hanging out.
The walking tour started out cheesey, and really didn’t get
much better. They had informative signs, which were helpful, and buttons you
could press for an audio explaination, and some truly terrible piped in music.
A little bit lame, but the trees were
BIG. HUGE. We took a quick ride on the tram to the of the mountain. There was a small part of me
that was scared to take my little baby up something that could fall.
On the walk back down we encounterd a lot of chain saw
carvings that were pretty impressive.
Reece took the opportunity to hang out with a few of them.
Although this is one of Dean’s favourite photos I just
cringe. I do not normally dress my baby in sweat pants! I’d just like to make
that clear.
Avenue of Giants
As we drove down the highway we would see signs for the “Avenue
of Giants”. We decided to pull off and see what that was all about. It is a
truly beautiful road, surrounded by the biggest trees you have ever seen. After
a few minutes of driving we pulled off to go for a little walk.
I set up the camera to try to get a few family photos. We
also enjoyed letting Reece meet the trees and make friends.
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