Full of Spring and energy, I've decided it's high time to visit the redwoods. My buddy Barb decided to escape her place for a bit so she and I are once again travel buddies. We drove 3 hours north to Redding, stopping at the Sacramento Wildlife refuge for an hour's quick look-see.
Bear Valley or Vernal Pools, but it had its own panache
a noxious weed you don't want in your garden
From Redding we headed west to the coast, passing through BIGFOOT territory.
but I like to think they watched us as we passed through Trinity County
We were supposed to overnight in Redding, but we continued on the four hours through to Crescent City only just below the Oregon border on the coast.
It really is a hecka long drive up up there - sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get tired of going up there to relax, visit with my friend Inez and walk among the redwoods. Right - as if. The views, cool ocean breezes always make it worthwhile. I've made the pilgramage once, sometimes twice a year since 2001. It really does a soul good. I mean, just check out the view from the motel window.
