Portland Coast // Day 5 // Redwood National Forest // Northern California

I would totally visit the Redwood Forest again.  It was breathtaking.  Literally, we'd just sit there in awe.  There wasn't a sound in the forest, except the cars going by.  We never saw any wild life, it was just as still as could be. 

Supposedly, this is where all the elk and moose gather.  None was seen by us.  You can't even tell how HUGE the redwoods are in this photo either.

We didn't get out to do much hiking that day, mainly because we had two very tuckered out babies. 

So we took turns making pit stops and just sitting outside the car.  Luckily, it was fairly cool and we could leave the windows down. 

 

Meet, Big Tree. 

I can't even remember the road, but we took this little side road into a very unpopulated area. 

The lighting is just surreal.  It would get super dark, just because of the tree cover. 

While I was feeding brother, the husband was trying to get an epic picture of Aiko.  But she kept obsessing about putting rocks in her new found pocket. 

Honestly, it was kind of nice to have to stop every couple hours to feed this chunky man.  It made us go slow and enjoy things a little bit more.  Usually, especially Derek, is always ready to go, go! 

Seals on the coast.

In Crescent City we found out that there was a Seal Harbor.  The husband really wanted to go to the Aquarium...but this was free and outside!  Aiko thought they were amazing.  She would yell out at them and they would just make all sorts of ruckus.

For some reason I don't have any photos of the actual seals, but I promise they were there.  Plus, we saw otters playing and lots of bird poop.

Portland Coast // Day 4 // Trees of Mystery // Mile Marker 304 // Part II

One thing I loved about this road trip, was that we could get out and be outside all the time.  We got so much exercise and fresh air.  The Trees of Mystery was awesome too, well worth the cost to get in.   The paths were good enough that our crappy but favorite stroller from Wal-Mart rolled it like a champ.

My husband and I have constant debates about photos.  He doesn't like to take Big Jim out anymore because it's too much to carry around.  He claims his iPhone takes excellent photos.  Be that as it may, it's also how the iPhone handler handles the photo taking.  Which, he fails at it.  So if the photos are ever fuzzy, blame the husband.

There probably aren't two people in the world more in love with each other than these two.

We ended up eating at the Diner across from the Museum...it wasn't super good, and the decorations were interesting.  But the Trees of Mystery totally worth it, plus they have a free Museum all about the Native Americans of Oregon.