Brian treated me to a little trip for Mother’s Day. On Memorial Day at 9:00 PM, I boarded the flight where he was working as flight Attendant. It was fun to watch him working. He does such an amazing job. He is so personable and friendly. He received many compliments as people left the plane. Same on the way home. When we arrived in Arcada, CA, we drove to the hotel in a rental car. After a good night’s rest, we were off to breakfast at a little family restaurant. We stopped at a visitors center to get maps and some information about the Redwood National Forest, where we spent most of the day. Even the scenery on the way there was fabulous. Beautiful trees on both sides of the road, lots of greenery, dotted with wild flowers.
The giant Redwoods were amazing. Beautiful, huge, TALL trees, some over 2000 years old. We studied about their life cycle, resistance to disease, and other qualities as we went along in the forest. They supplied us with a pamphlet that we read from as we came to different markers on the trail. I was fascinated with the many opportunities for photos. Every inch on the ground, except for the trail, was covered with beautiful ferns, moss, flowers, and decaying logs that were also covered in plant life. The wonderful cool air was so nice, and smelled wonderful. There were no sounds in there at all, except for the birds. I did not want to leave. We drove to another forest where we saw the "Big Tree". I had to take three shots of it, bottom, middle, and top, because I could not get the whole thing in my viewfinder!
On the way back we stopped at several Lagoons on the seaside. They were very interesting too. Brian waded in the icy water. I was not so inclined. We saw an interesting sight, hundreds of dead trees, now Redwood drift wood, that had been washed up on the shore line from the ocean. We read that there are sometimes violent storms, capable of Tsunami strength in that area. Who knows how long ago these trees were fallen and taken out to sea, and then returned some time later on this shore.
When we got back to the Hotel, we went to Sizzler across the street, for dinner. Brian returned the rental car and took an airport shuttle back to the hotel. We got up at 4:30 AM in order to meet Brian’s call time for work. Again, he was the flight attendant on the return flight and we were back at 9:00 AM. Brian helped me to the car with my bag and Ralph picked me up. Brian returned to work. Ralph and I picked Gracie up at the Puppy Lounge, and she was so delighted to see us. She was so tired, and slept all the way home.
I have many photos that are all beautiful, but here is a little sample of the wonderful things we feasted our eyes on in the Forest and a few of our other activities.
The giant Redwoods were amazing. Beautiful, huge, TALL trees, some over 2000 years old. We studied about their life cycle, resistance to disease, and other qualities as we went along in the forest. They supplied us with a pamphlet that we read from as we came to different markers on the trail. I was fascinated with the many opportunities for photos. Every inch on the ground, except for the trail, was covered with beautiful ferns, moss, flowers, and decaying logs that were also covered in plant life. The wonderful cool air was so nice, and smelled wonderful. There were no sounds in there at all, except for the birds. I did not want to leave. We drove to another forest where we saw the "Big Tree". I had to take three shots of it, bottom, middle, and top, because I could not get the whole thing in my viewfinder!
On the way back we stopped at several Lagoons on the seaside. They were very interesting too. Brian waded in the icy water. I was not so inclined. We saw an interesting sight, hundreds of dead trees, now Redwood drift wood, that had been washed up on the shore line from the ocean. We read that there are sometimes violent storms, capable of Tsunami strength in that area. Who knows how long ago these trees were fallen and taken out to sea, and then returned some time later on this shore.
When we got back to the Hotel, we went to Sizzler across the street, for dinner. Brian returned the rental car and took an airport shuttle back to the hotel. We got up at 4:30 AM in order to meet Brian’s call time for work. Again, he was the flight attendant on the return flight and we were back at 9:00 AM. Brian helped me to the car with my bag and Ralph picked me up. Brian returned to work. Ralph and I picked Gracie up at the Puppy Lounge, and she was so delighted to see us. She was so tired, and slept all the way home.
I have many photos that are all beautiful, but here is a little sample of the wonderful things we feasted our eyes on in the Forest and a few of our other activities.
This tree was burned out in the center and up most of the way but it was thriving at the top
Looking up from the ground. The photos do notbegin to show the height. They are incredible!
Looking up again
Flowers are everywhere
Wildflowers by a Lagoon
About 1/4 of the Big Tree
The driftwood from the ocean
The plane we left for home on
Brian greeting passengers
Looking up again
Flowers are everywhere
Wildflowers by a Lagoon
About 1/4 of the Big Tree
The driftwood from the ocean
The plane we left for home on
Brian greeting passengers
3 comments:
What a fun trip! The trees look so beautiful, I would love to see that Forest sometime!
Looks fantastic- I need to travel with Jeff more when he is flying. The kids just need to get a little older first.
What a fun trip and to be able to travel with Brian. He'd be fun to have as a flight attendant. So glad you could go. I've never been there. Maybe one day.
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