donna-sue and martin's amazing adventure (aka: ds & m see America)

Our next stop was all the way up to Harris Beach in Oregon.  Rocky beaches and giant redwood groves in amongst the quiet mossy forests. Meadows with elk, shrubs, fog and mist. And in other places, sandy beaches with shells.  The adventure continues.  This stop was where we visited the Redwoods National and State Park; the Grove of the Titans, Stout Grove and the Prairie Creek visitor's center in northern California. More trees of gigantic proportion!  I have to confess that before this I sort of lumped sequoias and redwoods together. I mean, they were both really big trees and they grew out on the west coast. Same tree.  Case closed. Right?  Ok,ok!  Not the same tree! Similar, but not the same. Sequoias are the largest trees by volume (if you remember, I said they grow to 300+' tall and then each year after that they grow in circumference). Redwoods are the tallest trees. They are tall slender trees. Sequoias are endangered and only grow in groves along the western slopes of

After our wildlife and giant tree extravaganza at Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP we headed back out to the coast to Salt Point in Sonoma county. Another drive over the mountains and up Route 1…you all know what that means … Despite the beauty of the area, despite all the interesting landscapes and seascapes and buildings and houses, my Dramamine consumption increased and I may have threatened never to go on CA Route 1 again.  I'd say that rules out moving to any of these charming locations. 🙄 (Not that we're looking!!!) Salt Point State Park is yet another marine sanctuary along the California coast. Say what you will about California, their taxes, their cost of living index, Rodeo Drive, Hollywood and the "plastic people" (🙄), they actively work to preserve and protect the natural resources within their realm and I for one am grateful. Salt Point was full of fabulous sea life which I was able to fully appreciate once my stomach and head stopped rolling … (that is, the