The Redwoods

Crescent City.  Chinese Food?  Yes!  Quality? Terrible!

Right across the street from our hotel was the county fair.  I felt it imperative to take Onions for him to experience this slice of Americana.

We didn't go on any rides, nor eat funnel cake, but we did check out some music and.....

....checked out the prize winning animals.

This was the winning rabbit in the 6+ month to 2 years category.  It has little fat and good muscle tone due to only eating grain and no fruits or vegetables.  And it's going to be sold for edible consumption.

The highlight of this North Coast drive was the mighty coast Redwoods.

In front of the Trees of Mystery is Paul Bunyon and Babe the Blue Ox.  Everything is bigger up here.

Photos simply can't capture the grandeur and size of the trees.  350 feet tall!

It's really red wood.

In Eureka (Chinese noodles in the motel room), there was an advertisement for Women's Roller Derby. I couldn't convince Onions to join me.  It's kind of like football on skates....lots of blocking and defense.

South of Eureka is the famed Avenue of the Giants....this is what it's like to drive that stretch of highway.

And of course, we paid the $6 to drive our car through a tree.

Our last night of the trip was spent just north of the Napa Valley.  When driving we saw the smoke of the Clear Lake Fire block the white clouds.  Fascinating juxtaposition.

Our treat, was a mud bath in Calistoga.  Dinner was at a Chinese/Vietnamese/Sushi combo restaurant where the owner was so happy to speak Chinese with us. Quality, again, not so good.

San Francisco!!  This was supposed to be the picture with the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands......but we got fog.  Oh, San Francisco, you don't disappoint.