I am going to try something "new" for a weekly post. I will be linking up with The Weekly Postcard, hosted by:
(Please go check out their blogs and the other blogs that are linked up!)
*****************************************
Today, I am going to cover a couple of sites we visited on our trip to San Francisco this past November.
We had visited Muir Woods on our previous trip to the San Fran area. It was a VERY brief stop last time. This time, we had an afternoon to gawk, relax and walk through these spectacular trees.
It is about 12 miles north of San Francisco, off the 101. Yes, if you are driving from San Francisco, you will drive over the Golden Gate Bridge to get there. (Insert oooo and ahhhh here)
The road into the park. It is FULL of turns and twists.
Our first look at the redwoods.
Welcome!
The entrance fee is $10/person. In our opinion, entrance fees are worth the dollars to take in wherever you are and to support the National Park Service.
Some of the beautiful nature:
Right after I took this photo (while we were waiting for the Ranger Talk [by the way, stop and listen to these if you have a chance, they are very interesting]), we heard a HUGE crash! A tree had fallen somewhere about 1/2 mile away but it had sounded so close. It was pretty cool to be able to have heard that.
We spent a couple of hours hanging out among the trees.
We decided since it was still light out, we would drive down to the beach (which is part of the National Park Service also). It was a short walk from the parking lot to the beach. It was SO beautiful! The beach is set up for bonfires in a few different spots.
Thank you for a fabulous afternoon, Muir Woods and Beach!
***Please note: starting with visits on January 16, 2018, you must make a parking reservation to visit Muir Woods. You will not be able to park out there without one. There is also a shuttle that can be taken to the park, but again - make your reservation ahead of time!
