BobBski 2017..

[muddy]

Wow Bob you're really putting some miles in!

 

[highdesertranger]

no, no don't bow your head and look at the ground. look up to the tree tops they stretch to the heavens. highdesertranger

 

[BobBski]

The girls and I got up early yesterday in anticipation of driving the 31 mile long Avenue of the Giants (redwoods) from Stanford to Phillipsville Ca.  We started with a good stretch 

 

[BobBski]

I wore the iPhone camera out lol sooo many pictures and video clips.  It'll be awhile editing for a complete video.  Word of the day, WOW!!!  So majestic, it took us the better part of the day to cover the 31 miles of the Avenue of the Giants.

 

[BobBski]

One more of many others

 

[BobBski]

We then worked up the coast and saw a couple lighthouses 

 

[BobBski]

Some beautimous beaches 

 

[BobBski]

Living many years as a youth in the Michigan UP, I've always been fascinated with Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox.

 

[BobBski]

We found a great free campsite right on the beach and enjoyed a magnificent sunset

 

[BobBski]

Being totally whooped, we enjoyed a simple supper of jalapeño n cheddar sausages, sharp cheddar cheese and Walmart mustard potato salad.  We then promptly crawled under the covers.

 

[jimindenver]

Love tater salad.

Growing up in lower Michigan we knew of Paul Bunyan and Babe too.

 

[Mizmozy]

Thanks for the pictures, Bob.  Love those little girls. 
Those redwood forests bring back memories for me.  In the late fifties, my uncle owned a logging company.  I remember walking through an area where he was felling redwoods.  I was about ten, but I still remember the pain I suffered because he was cutting down those majestic trees. Thank God he and others like him didn't take them all.

 

[BobBski]

We made it into Oregon and one of the first things I noticed in gas prices, $3.25 to $2.65.

 

[BobBski]

I also saw my first ever store for...

 

[BobBski]

We were also treated to some magnificent coastal scenery 

 

[BobBski]

As usual, the girls were anxious to explore

 

[BobBski]

Saw some elk today, sat and watched them for 3 hours in the rain as they inched closer.  Maxed out the zoom on the iPhone :. Thankfully the girls remained silent.
 

 

[Cammalu]

Such sites you get to see Bob! I enjoy getting to travel along thru your photos and narrative.


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[BobBski]

Spending the night at Three Rivers Casino, Florence Oregon.  Very nice and it's free for up to 4 nights.  Must register with security to get placard to display on dash.  Being the off season there's only 5 of us here in the huge RV lot.  Girls and I even have a nice view, life is good.

 

[highdesertranger]

gas is already super expensive in CA and it's about to get more expensive they are raising the gas tax. the governor wants to raise it even more. I have already seen a 1-2 dollar difference just by crossing the border. CA is out of control, can't wait to say goodbye. highdesertranger