Oregon to California
Back on Highway 101 we crossed the border into California and headed to the giant Redwood forests. Now these trees are amazing. Up to 52 feet wide and 350 feet high, and up to 2000 years old. Unbelievable.
We went on a few walks in the forest and drove our car through a tree!
We booked ahead to ensure we could camp in the forest itself with these majestic trees and were astounded when we got to our appointed site at the size of the 2 gigantic tree stumps in it.Here's a photo of Mike climbing one for scale, he looks child-sized in comparison to the stump!
These trees are so majestic and humbling, it was a truly awe inspiring experience seeing them.
It's easy to see why tree hugging is popular here!
The campsites in America are great. Well laid out, clean, great facilities and a Ranger service that is excellent. You can get free guided walks with the Rangers every day and they do Ranger talks around the campfire in the evening. We went to the talk taking place whilst in the Redwood forest on the geology of California, and more specifically earthquakes and the "Big One" (the anticipated earthquake that is going to wipe out most of the west coast of America). It was really informative and I have to say, I'm glad I don't live in California with the constant threat of earthquakes and tsuanamies.
As we drove through California we saw the effects of the wild fires that we had been watching on the news first hand. We rounded a corner and were suddenly in smoke so thick we couldn't see past the end of the bonnet. Scary. Apparently the fires had been burning since the beginning of July, after a lightening strike.
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