Ladies Road Trip: The End of the Road

We finished our journey by heading over to Crater Lake after staying a wonderful night in Shady Cove, Oregon and drinking margaritas by the Rogue River.  We caught a beautiful blue morning and the lake put on quite a show.  The snow was slow to melt this year and was still in fifteen foot drifts along the side of the road, which was only unfortunate because part of the Rim Drive was still closed... but now we have an excuse to go back!

Mom takes in the view

Our little monkey

Gaga and her girl

The Ladies at the end of our road

Pretty.

Super Cool.

The highlight for Norah was the little lakes from the snow melt.

We had an amazing trip.  Norah was an incredible trooper and did great in the car, which we were in for at least four hours a day for four days!  Thanks for letting me share the many highlights of this trip!

Ladies Road Trip 3

As we left Crescent City we headed out through the Jedediah Smith Redwoods.  We took an amazing rustic road that lumbers around the bases of these ancient trees.  It was humbling.  We stopped and took a hike to Fern Falls, a long hike that took us deep into this amazing forest.  Norah found it so peaceful that she slept through most of the hike, waking up for the falls and then getting back into her pack.

The Prius is dwarfed by the enormous redwwods

Yep.  That's a two way road!

Prime real estate!

It looks like the tree goes on forever!

Our little hiker loves to get tangled up in roots!

A rustic yet regal seat!

A nurse and a nurse log

Rite of Passeage

We made it to the falls!

Ladies Road Trip 2

After taking in the ocean we headed into the woods to commune with the great trees of the Prairie Creek area of Redwood National Park.  Norah loved running around, over, in and under the trees, it was better than a playground. 

The Ah Pah Trail, which used to be an old logging road and was restored in the 90's.

Little Girl.  Big Tree.

The 'Big Tree' Trail

A perch fit for a princess

On top of a fallen redwood

To the roots with Gaga

Big Roots

Nature's Jungle Gym

Silly girls

Norah found a home away from home

Ladies Road Trip 1

Norah, Gaga and I took to the road and headed to Cali this weekend.  We took scenic highway 101 down the Oregon Coast to Crescent City, California, the gateway to Redwoods National Park.  We had lots of fun exploring this amazing area!

A great place to stretch your legs

Beach Bum

So happy together!

Norah gets her feet wet!

The mouth of Lagoon Creek 

Peaking at the beach from up top

Pretty.

The Coastal Drive along the Redwood Coast... 

beautiful, but watch out for the loose gravel!!!

A lovely view of High Bluff on the California coast

Gaga for Waterfalls!!!

Norah and I took Grandma, or Gaga according to Norah, to our favorite waterfall trail along the McKenzie River.  Norah walked all the way from Sahalie Falls to Koosah Falls, which is well over a mile!  She then took up residence in the backpack and napped for the rest of the hike.  Meanwhile Greg had his inaugural mountain bike ride along the entirety of the McKenzie River Trail... uphill.

Here are some highlights!

Norah found a new hiking buddy!

Three's company

Gaga and her girl

The crew on the move!

Norah leads the way!

Wild and Scenic indeed!

Koosah Falls

Just downstream from Sahalie

Gaga braves the bridge

Norah enjoys a well earned nap