Aaron was finally finished with Wenatchee (for now) and, it was time to head south. On our journey south we spent one more night in Washington in the Yakima River Canyon. And then it was goodbye to Washington and into Oregon.
Driving through Oregon is incredible. There is high desert, mountains, waterfalls, and the start of the Redwood highway. Our goal was to get to the Pacific coast in northern California, so we spent one night in Oregon on our way down to CA. We stayed at Schwarz Park on Dorena Lake for the night. It was a very pretty campground with a nice shady spot under some really big pine trees.
We had a reservation at MacKerricher State Park in Fort Bragg, CA to get to and, we had the Redwood Highway to drive. I was finally getting to the Pacific coast! Again, the drive was beautiful and challenging. I am glad that Aaron was driving those curvy and narrow highways. I was able to just soak in the sights and the beauty. Pictures do not capture the size and majesty of the redwoods. The first one gives you an idea with the cars on the road next to and across from the trees. My first views of the Pacific were a foggy view, but it was beautiful.
After a harrowing drive down CA Highway 1, and I mean nerve racking, oh sh*t, is this the only road to get there, and holy cow we made it drive, we got to Mackerricher State Park in Fort Bragg and settled in for a few days by the beach.
Wandering Cindi 