Redwood Forest Trip- Summer 2010

This was one of the best vacations ever! JaCobi & Nathan (Tyron's sister & her hubby) drove down from Canada and we packed the Crown Victoria (such a beast!) to the brim and headed to California! The car was seriously sooo full of stuff- clothes, camping gear, food, etc. for a 2 week vacation. We started in southern Oregon and then drove down the coast camping along the way! We ended in San Francisco for a few days and then drove back. It was a blast! Here's some photos: Our first photo op in the Redwood Forest. The drive coming into it was just breathtaking! Thought we were going on a "short" hike. The trail didn't mention how incredibly long it was! Us on the tram at the Paul Bunyon park.

The classic tree hugger picture :) So before the trip, we found what looked like an awesome KOA on the beach. We got there and it was GHETTO! We were crammed in with no privacy and all kinds of hippies lived there for the summer. The site next to us were a bunch of partying locals who got smashed, trashed, and fighting. They did offer us to hit the bong- they "just wanted to be neighborly." We kindly turned them down :) We were at least hoping the beach was awesome- it was not awesome. It was cloudy and cold the whole time we were there. The water was so freezing it would numb you almost instantly. JaCobi and I sat under blankets and watched our crazy husbands venture out into the water. Driving on the Golden Gate Bridge. We loved San Fran! It was a very fun city with great food, fun sites, and beautiful views. Alcatraz!

We found this place on Fisherman's Wharf that had a ton of old school carnival games- seriously like from the early 1900's. Most of them were the kind where you'd put in a quarter and some creepy puppet would laugh or dance. The one of me is at a machine called "The Laughing Sal." China Town! We ate delicious seafood, went to Wicked, and then to an A's baseball game! We sat on the front row in the upper deck. It was a blast! The pic below is of Tyron, Nathan, and JaCobi singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."