The Mighty Redwoods

Once we left San Fran it was north towards Sonoma valley or the more popular Napa valley made famous by the move Sideways. Don't bother watching it though, it stars Lowell from the TV show 'Wings' where he should have stayed.

We drove the windy coastline for hours only to realise that if we had driven along the interstate it would have only taken us 30 min.. Nevertheless we ended up at Samuel P. Taylor National park where we would camp for the night. It could be one of the coolest spots we camped at in California. Our tent site was along this stream full of Salmon and Steelhead. Then there was the entertainment section to the site with two different BBQ's, one for cooking and one for a campfire. The section for the tent was just amazing, a gap to pitch the tent surrounded by these massive redwoods. Granted they are not as big as in the 'Avenue of the Giants', but for us it was just perfect.

We BBQ'd some pork ribs, potatoes, onions and cheesy sausages and went to bed as content as you can imagine. I was so proud of my fire that I was taking pictures of it from every angle... looking back that is a bit over the top so I decided not to feature them on this entry.. I guess this much time on the road can do that to you.