Banister's First Road Trip #4

We stayed in the Redwoods for three nights. Eric and the boys had never been there and we decided it was a "must" for this vacation.

While we were technically camping in the forest, there weren't any "old growth" trees near us. So we went in search of them. Our first stop was the touristy one. We visited The Trees of Mystery. You can't miss it because there's a HUGE statue of Paul Bunyan in front of the place!

The tour was okay. We thought it was a bit too expensive for what it was, but the boys enjoyed it. Especially riding the Sky Trail up through the trees.





















The best thing we did while we were in the Redwoods was go on a hike through some of the "old growth" forest. We got a sweet tip from one of the camp rangers about a great hiking trail. We had to drive on this tiny one-lane gravel road to get to it, but MAN was it worth it!

We saw the biggest tree I've ever seen in my life! It was absolutely amazing to stand next to a tree that was (they say) around when Jesus walked the earth. If you've never been to the Redwood Forest, you need to go. I know it sounds strange to take a vacation to see some trees, but they really are amazing. None of the pics I took come close to doing them justice either.