The Redwoods

I wanted to go there before leaving the country. Nicole wanted to go out of Corvallis. So one morning we left with our backpacks and cameras and drove south. If I had realized before that this place was so close from where I was leaving, I would have been there every week-end! On the first evening, we had an earthquake while having diner… on the beach. But since nobody came to tell us to leave, we stayed there and waited for sunset. Being there, on this beach, with nothing else than the sound of the waves and the sun going down (ok, a Fat Tire too!) was just priceless.

It was this kind of moments when you stop thinking about anything and just enjoy the present time. So we just stayed there, took a lot of pictures and when it was finally dark, we drove back to the campground.
The day after we decided to go for a hike in the Redwood National Park. The trail was pretty easy and the gravel road leading to the trailhead was really fun to drive. We had a quick lunch on a river bank and enjoyed hiking on the trail surrounded by those giant trees. It was really impressive and we are now experts in walking while looking up ;).

We then spent the night at Patrick’s Point and drove back to Corvallis the day after. It took us quite a while to come back by the HW101 because we were just stopping all the time to watch the view and take pictures.
It was a really nice trip during which I really realized how much I love this coast. Those are the kind of places where you can just sit and stay for hours, contemplating. All the pictures are available here. Enjoy!