2012 236:366 Half Dome

We made it to Yosemite today and set up camp right away. Then we hiked down one of the sequoia groves and back up. That was quite the hike, but it was fun. Jeff got to see all of the big sequoias. After hiking, we drove over to Yosemite Valley to spend the afternoon there. This was the view of Half Dome from the highway.

2012 235:366 Drive Thru Tree

This was one of the things on Jeffs' bucket list for this trip, so we made sure to hit the drive thru tree as we were leaving the Redwoods. It's a good thing that we had the compact car, as I'm pretty sure that the Suburban would not have fit. We had planned on heading down the coast to San Francisco, but it was foggy and we would have hit the city right at rush hour, so we changed our plans and headed inland to go to Yosemite. As it turns out, we hit Sacramento right at rush hour anyway. So much for our planning. LOL

2012 234:366 Top of the Trees

There is a new tram ride at the Trees of Mystery exhibit. It takes you up over the top of the trees. It's a nice trail and exhibit there.

2012 233:366 Redwoods

Jeff has never been to the Redwoods before, so we decided to take a trip out there this summer. He was thouroughly impressed, as he should have been.  We had a great trip and were able to see everything that we had set out to see.

2012 232:366 Good Day Fishing

Well, Jeff finally had a good day fishing. I believe that he even caught his limit! Jeff is known amongst his friends as "The Jinx". He never catches fish when he goes fishing with them, and they never catch fish either. He always looks forward to ocean fishing when we go on vacation, so I'm happy that this trip was a success. It's only too bad that we had no way to keep the fish and cook them. After he was done fishing, we headed down the coast and spent the afternoon dune-buggy riding. That, my friends, was a ton of fun. If you ever have an opportunity to try that, don't pass it by!

2012 231:366 Sunset on Sunset Beach

What a gorgeous sunset out on Sunset Beach.  We are staying near Coos Bay, Oregon and went for a quick drive down to the beach.  Jeff will be going fishing in the morning and we need to stay close, as he will need to be there really EARLY.  The Oregon coast is just beautiful!



2012 230:366 Oregon Coast

We left Larry and Sharon's this morning and headed down the Oregon Coast. We spent the day driving down the coast and stopping to sight-see along the way. It was foggy all day, which really added a lot of drama.