Chris had one measly week off between spring semester and summer semester so we decided to go camping at the redwoods!
It. Was. AWESOME.
You already know how awesome we think Oregon trees are...
but the Redwoods kicked butt!!
We are in love.
(With each other and now the Redwoods).
So clever.
There were signs everywhere about bears...and how a bear had been going through camp every night looking for food. And how they can get aggressive.
So I was pretty much FREAKED out the whole time we were there!
Chris' favorite part of this picture is the reflection of my concerned face.
I wouldn't have slept a wink if we were sleeping in a tent.
Luckily we had already decided to be cheap and sleep in the back of my car.
I loved it.
This pretty blue river ran right behind our campsite.
For the first time in my life I felt LITTLE!
The biggest tree we saw the first day!
We saw Spiderman!
Oh wait, that's just Chris.
Being dwarfed!
Our campsite.
On our second day there we drove 45 minutes south to see some more of the redwoods and saw the ocean too.
Chris dying to dive into the water.
Ginormous.
This is Big Tree, the only tree with stats: (clever name)
Height: 304 feet
Diameter: 21.6 feet
Estimated age: 1500 years!
We watched elk at Elk Prairie. Go Figure.
We stopped to check out Paul Bunyon and his blue ox Babe.
In the afternoon we hiked the Boy Scout Tree Trail among some old growth redwoods.
I kept expecting to see dinosaurs somewhere.
(or bears!)
(or bears!)
The Boy Scout Tree:
Engagement photo?
sooooo big!
The tree...not Chris' butt.
The next day on our drive home we stopped at Crater Lake.
There was SO MUCH SNOW on the drive up and around the lake!
At the visitors center.
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S. and gets to almost 2,000 feet deep.
Because of all the snow there was only one spot to view the lake from, but it was gorgeous!
I no longer feel like Utah gets the most snow ever!
It was the perfect way to spend some much needed time with the sun and with each other after such a rotten winter/spring and semester!
5 comments:
Those trees are impressive! So are your great pictures. Love the "Bear Lake River" behind your campground (same color as BL). Glad you could explore a little more of Oregon.
Fun pictures. The Redwoods was one of my favorite family vacations! btw is your blog public again?
I don't blame you for being scared of bears! I would be the same. I've always wanted to go see the Redwoods. Looks like a fun week for you guys!
I have always wanted to go to Crater Lake; it looks awesome!
Ahh looks so fun Heathv! We need to come visit you guys! Aren't you coming to Utah in June? WE NEED TO SEE EACHOTHER!
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