Among the Giants

Eli and I had a great day today! We got up early this morning and headed to the Redwoods Information Center. The lady who helped us was amazing, she basically suggested all of our activities for the day. So, from the top. We started on an easy discovery trail. The trail was easily marked and there was informative signage about the ancient forest. Pictures do not do these amazing trees justice. My mom texted me and asked if we were among the giants--and YES we absolutely were. Eli and I both felt so small and it's really cool to touch something so old. Then we drove to a couple more groves--the experience in each one was unique, but the pictures kind of started to blend together. As we headed down the coast via a scenic byway (suggested to us that morning) we pulled over a couple times on the beach! The water was so cold!! Very different from the waters of Sanibel Island that we went to last year. There was an overlook where apparently whale watching is good, so naturally we stopped there. Didn't see any. We rounded out the day with one last trip through another forest and then drove into Arcata California. I feel somewhat connected to this area, I think it's because I'm returning to the area where I was born. So far it has been a great start to our road trip home! (Beach; Eli and the Trees; Us in Redwood Forest)