Seashells and Overalls: redwoods

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

one ringie dingie

Remember these? They’re almost a thing of the past.

actually saw one in a flea market recently

c a r e f u l …you’ll tell your age…

So, here we are in California where everything is supposed to be the newest, the fastest, the coolest, the “in thing” and what do I see …

a payphone booth, complete with the local phone book!

Hey where’s the Shoeshine Boy?

now if you remember THIS cartoon, you’re REALLY telling your age~

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Today we began our journey traveling south on Hwy 101 from Eureka, CA.

Knowing we were in BIGFOOT country we kept our eyes wide open hoping to catch a glimpse of him.

no luck

All we saw were more Redwoods. Notice the “velvet” (moss-covered)trees on the left.

We settled into POMO RV Park in Fort Bragg, CA. on Hwy 1 for the night.

Tomorrow we’ll drive along on the beautiful Mendocino Coast.

~charging all camera batteries since I hear it’s breathtaking~

what’s that rank smell…

and that groaning sound under the camper…

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Yesterday, we walked with Giants, not the baseball team but the Coastal Redwoods on the Avenue of the Giants in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Wow, I thought the Redwoods were big in Muir Woods (California Dreamin’) but these guys were spectacular. The largest one we saw was the Dyerville Redwood Giant which actually fell in 1991. Measured in 1972, the it stood 362 feet tall. It was estimated to be 1600 years old. Unbelievable! Although our truck wouldn’t fit, there were even some trees you could drive thru!