- IMG_1250
Seagull - IMG_1251
more of the headlands - IMG_1252
Our noble steed! - IMG_1253
So shiny! Such excellent gas mileage! - IMG_1254
driving along the coast (ah, Hwy 1) - IMG_1256
random roadside greenery - IMG_1257
and guaranteed roadwork every 50 miles! - IMG_1260
Bryan in Humboldt Redwoods state park - IMG_1261
Cruising through the trees... - IMG_1263
Our little blue tent--back in action! It's like a teeny blue beetle... - IMG_1264
More trees. - IMG_1265
Leslie walking - IMG_1268
Leslie walking through a tree - IMG_1270
A small tree growing out of a fallen tree--ah, the circle of life. - IMG_1271
More magical enchanted forest - IMG_1274
still more - IMG_1276
and more - IMG_1277
a fallen tree that stretches out of sight - IMG_1278
Eel River - IMG_1281
Back at the campsite, Leslie cuts vegetables for the grill. - IMG_1286
Bryan pokes at the fire (grrrr! ugg!). - IMG_1287
vegetables, bread, and red wine - IMG_1288
That's right: lamb chops and grilled vegetables. We suck at roughing it. - IMG_1290
Bryan soaks up the fire. - IMG_1291
Day Two: more coastal driving. California grows some crazy wildflowers. - IMG_1293
the wildflowers I keep thinking of as "purple bluebonnets" -- Texan that I am. - IMG_1295
Irises: yet another flower I had never witnessed in the wild until moving here. - IMG_1297
green, misty Cali coast - IMG_1298
into Redwoods National Park - IMG_1300
Bryan stocks up on trivia (where do redwoods grow best?)