Saturday, July 18, 2009
(Posted December 29, 2009)
This day and the last were mostly driving, so we only have a few pictures. We went out of our way and through a lot of traffic just to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge:
Lara and I visited the National Steinbeck Center while Daniel the Brave took all of the kids to the hotel for swimming and fun.
There were a lot of cool exhibits representing the novels he has written and lots of quotes like this one,
which I actually disagree with--there are too many books. I will never have time to read all the ones I want to!
This day and the next were mostly filled with violent bonding moments in the car. We stopped at In 'n' Out sometime on the way home, which usually makes everyone happy.
All in all it was an awesome trip. Beautiful sights, visiting with family, and eating way too much junk food. What more does a family need on a road trip? (Besides sleep...)
Friday, July 17, 2009
(Posted December 29, 2009)
At this point we were putting in a lot of miles each day to get home, so the only point of interest we saw was Redwood National and State Parks. In Klamath, we couldn't miss the opportunity to drive through a tree:
Somewhere near the visitor center we spotted this large group of what I believe are elk. We get pretty excited when we see a lot at one time.
We went on one or two short trails, but since it's been so long, I can't remember what they were called. I just know that the kids had been sick of hiking for many days at this point, but I think they had fun here? I'm not even going to ask them to verify that. Here are a few pictures from the trail that look like good evidence to me:
In case you're wondering how I was doing by day 13, just take a look at this beauty:
Thursday, July 16, 2009
(Posted December 29, 2009)
On the twelfth day of our trip we traveled through the fog as we made our way down the Oregon coast,
and stopped for a visit to Heceta Head Lighthouse.
We took a short trail up to the lighthouse,
stopped for a few pictures,
and took a tour when we came to the end of our mini-hike. During the tour, I took a picture of these: 
and Dan took a picture of this (the brains of the lighthouse): 
We spent some time playing on the beach in some very cold water.
That afternoon we took a break from the sightseeing and went bowling in North Bend, OR.
That night we had more down time at the hotel. I think by that time the kids were either sick of swimming or it was too cold. We ordered pizza, watched TV, read, and surfed, and tried to rest up for day 13!
