Today we left the Monterey Peninsula and went north to see the redwood trees. We drove to Big Basin State Park, north of Santa Cruz. It’s somewhat elevated, maybe above 1000 feet, but is inland and quite a lot warmer than Monterey. It was more than 85 degrees when we reached the park and ate our picnic lunch among the redwoods.
After lunch, we went on a 3/4 mile loop trail to see two of the largest trees in the park. And I wanted to see a woodpecker that is rare in Washington but common here, the Acorn Woodpecker. I ended up seeing and hearing quite a few of the birds, high above us in the redwoods.
After finishing our walk through the redwood forest, we drove to our hotel near San Francisco airport. We checked in to the Embassy Suites, rested for a bit, then drove to the city’s Baker Beach, which has a view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Then we drove over the bridge and viewed it again from the Marin Headlands.
We finished off the day with dinner at a seafood restaurant in Sausalito.
Lori's Travels 