Saying so long to Portland, Oregon our crew hitched the trailer and rode back out to the country. Before crossing into California, we decided to visit the world’s deepest lake at Crater Lake National Park.
An even more pleasant surprise was the beautiful Broken Arrow campground run by the U.S. Forest Service. From our site, we rode the excellent eleven mile bike path around Diamond Lake.
The California coast was socked in when we finally arrived, but that didn’t stop the boys from enjoying the surf.
The main attraction for us in Northern California wasn’t the water. It was the trees.
Redwoods State and National Parks made us feel like Lilliputians. The trail we walked in the Prairie Creek area gave us a great sampling of redwood majesty.
The drive through Avenue of the Giants further south almost made our wagon train feel small.
Hiking off of the Avenue also gave us some great new perspectives on the redwoods.
The redwoods have been one of our favorite parts of this trip.
Shifting gears significantly, we dove back into city mode with a visit to San Francisco. We hit a number of tourist highlights including a ride across the Golden Gate Bridge, people-watching at Fisherman’s Wharf, a steep cable car ride
and a visit to Chinatown where we enjoyed an authentic meal and also witnessed fortune cookies being made.
Down by the water, Atticus joined right in with a street musician’s rendition of the YMCA.
After he finished dancing, we walked into a great, off-beat find: The Musee Mecanique.
The museum was more like an arcade than a museum, but it mainly showcased fully-functional antique amusements. We gave each boy a handful of quarters and let them be entertained by these machines—some nearly 100 years old.
Four dollars in quarters gave a great return in this unique spot.
Next up is SoCal, but before signing off, here’s a parting shot from our visit to Yosemite National Park along the way.
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