Our final destination for this trip was Washington state. We had a lot of ground to cover, but we tried to stop and do 2-3 fun things each day to break up the driving.
We enjoyed the redwoods some more on Wednesday before driving further north.
The hiking paths were so serene. We were all enjoying it until Jason mentioned bears. We never saw or heard any, but the thought of them was enough for the kids and I to run!
Bryce tried to fish a little more while Emmy and I explored.
We went to a touristy place and rode a sky ride through the redwoods up to an overlook. But like every morning in California, it was too cloudy to see much from the observation deck at the top.
We made our way back to the coast for our drive north. We finally found a good spot to get our toes in the Pacific. It was as cold as we expected, but the sand was shockingly warm, especially since the air temperature was below 70 degrees.
We saw quite a few starfish on the rocks. I'm glad we did because our later opportunity in the week to see the sea creatures didn't pan out .
We stopped for lunch and then visited a small aquarium with some touch tanks and a seal/sea lion show.
We finally made it to Oregon and in time for a walk on the beach, dinner and (finally )a swim in an indoor pool. We couldn't get over how many outdoor pools there were with summer temperatures staying in the sixties.
Of the three states we visited on this trip (Washington next), Oregon is my favorite. I love the seaside towns so much!
More of our ride through Oregon tomorrow!
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