Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Avenue of the Giants (Continued)

We continued our trip through the park....these trees are amazing!

We stopped in this area and found it to be a prison....don't want to go there!

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We continue on our path...The Eel River.

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I think a bear lives in this tree!

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An uprooted tree...

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I was trying to capsize the length of this uprooted tree but couldn't....

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Soooooo wide!                                         and Soooooo tall!!

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The Eel River continues....

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The Visitors Center displays....these can all be found in these woods.

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I guess this could be a late model Motorhome.  Made from a huge log!

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Beautiful workmanship, isn't it?

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Log benches all over the place....

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A fire crew in training....

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This was awesome....

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We will drive thru the 7' x 7' whole in the tree....ay, chihuahua!

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We are almost out!    We made it!  Ay, Ay, Ay!

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Looking back as we passed....                   Houses made of redwood tree trunks...

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So creative and beautiful artwork....

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A vineyard is just as we exit The Drive Thru Tree....

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The Vineyard warehouse....

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We begin our drive back to the Coach.   It is a beautiful drive.

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We are very hungry so we make a stop at the Old 101 Cafe.  Food was great.

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More beautiful  scenery.

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Back at the Mad River Rapids RV Park..... This was a nice park.

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Flowers around the park...

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I wonder what these berries are?

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Tomorrow, we will drive toward Travis AFB, CA which is close to San Francisco.

2 comments:

Jesse Aleman said...

Wow I had never seen trees that big ( I bet you could make plenty of Tooth PICK out of one of those suckers) HA! .You all are get brave going around them woods . Love you and be safe

ram and josie said...

Totally amazing...wow....such huge trees....

Love ya`ll and stay safe..