The Giant Redwoods are Amazing!!!!

Day 12 – June 21, 2009
What a wonderful day! Garberville is a sleepy little town and the last town before the Avenue of the Giants so you pay the going price for food in the one diner in town. We headed for the Avenue around 9 AM and they are awesome. I took so many pictures but they do not do justice to these magnificent trees. We stopped at so many sights; the Chimney Tree where the whole tree was hollow and you could walk inside; two trees you can actually drive through, trees with rooms inside and more. We stopped and walked the woods and it was so quiet and the wind was blowing the tops of the trees and you could hear what sounded like the trees talking. Glenn, Kathy, Don and I were climbing fallen logs, crossing streams and getting inside several hollow trees we found in the woods. I saw an eagle perched on top of one of the trees watching us pass and then 3 or 4 others soaring high above the Redwood canopy as we were riding along. I was hoping to see a bear but no luck. I did see a baby fawn yesterday as we were riding. It couldn’t have been more than a day or two old and was running along side the road. Not sure where his mama was but I hope she found him. A couple of days ago in the Carson City area where the deer and the antelope play we saw a small herd of antelope grazing but that’s it so far. Our room at Sherwood Forest is nice for $66 a night; clean and comfortable with Redwoods in the yard.