The trip down to California was a blast. HOT, but a blast. We drove down through the Central portion of the state and went West just short of the Columbia river (Since we live right by the Columbia, we were basically parallel with the river on the way down, although we were quite some ways away at points due to the highways and their directions).
We passed beside St. Helens, which was a pretty awesome site to see even at the distance from the highway. The highway is rather skinny right here, so I was lucky enough to find a pull-off to take the shot, although I had to time the traffic right in order to keep from getting smooshed!
So I've been back for a couple of days and have recouped from the 18 hour drive back home. The extra 4 hours spent by going towards the coast first was both horrible as well as well spent. The last four hours of the trip were a drain on my energy, but the four hours I spent on the coast in the cool air during the hottest part of the day definitely made it worth it.
After driving out towards the coast and driving about two hours north, we reached the ocean shore. Unfortunately there wasn't much life out there other than people and the waves... I didn't come to see people, so I watched the waves a bit with my brother. As the waves bounced in and out off of the shore sand we stretched our legs and enjoyed the little bit of relief from the nasty-hot weather we dealt with on the way down and while we were in California.
After the ocean, we had to travel through some rather twisty and turning highways (those of us who are from CA know this as the Pacific Coast Highway. The rest of you know it as highway 101).
Here are the shots of the Redwood Forest:
We passed beside St. Helens, which was a pretty awesome site to see even at the distance from the highway. The highway is rather skinny right here, so I was lucky enough to find a pull-off to take the shot, although I had to time the traffic right in order to keep from getting smooshed!
So I've been back for a couple of days and have recouped from the 18 hour drive back home. The extra 4 hours spent by going towards the coast first was both horrible as well as well spent. The last four hours of the trip were a drain on my energy, but the four hours I spent on the coast in the cool air during the hottest part of the day definitely made it worth it.
After driving out towards the coast and driving about two hours north, we reached the ocean shore. Unfortunately there wasn't much life out there other than people and the waves... I didn't come to see people, so I watched the waves a bit with my brother. As the waves bounced in and out off of the shore sand we stretched our legs and enjoyed the little bit of relief from the nasty-hot weather we dealt with on the way down and while we were in California.
After the ocean, we had to travel through some rather twisty and turning highways (those of us who are from CA know this as the Pacific Coast Highway. The rest of you know it as highway 101).
Here are the shots of the Redwood Forest:
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