Trees of Mystery to San Francisco

the next morning we packed up our camp and prepared to drive back down Cali. 

we passed the Trees of Mystery which has the giant Paul Bunyan in the front. we decided to actually see what it was all about this time.

 the first part of Trees of Mystery you walk through a grove of unique Redwoods and many have names like "Elephant Tree". 

we then got in a lift that took us to the top of the Redwoods. it was pretty at the top but honestly too foggy to see much.

 we continued driving stopping at a beach and then drove through the Avenue of the Giants.

we ate lunch at "Hole in the Wall sandwiches" in Arcata which we had eaten at last time we were in the Redwoods. they are pretty tasty sandwiches.

we spent the rest of the day driving to San Francisco! we would have driven down the coast but there were a lot of road closures from a bridge collapse. we drove through Napa Valley instead which we had never seen before and is beautiful. that night we actually stayed outside San Fran because we could get a cheaper hotel and drove in the morning. we went to Point Reyes first which is just on the other side of the bridge. we had planned on going to the lighthouse but it was closed that day :(

 we crossed the bridge then went to Crissy field. we had never been there before and it was a great spot to view the Golden Gate bridge.

 we walked to the Palace of Fine arts which was nearby.

we went to the Mission district and ate some delicious burritos at La Taqueria, ate ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery and went to a few shops. we then walked to Dolores Park where we hung out until it was time to go. we loved that park last time we visited and it didn't disappoint this time either. I feel like we get a glimpse of local life when we are there and I like how there are so many different types of people just hanging out.

 

we left in the evening and drove to our hotel in Bakersfield. it was a short time in San Fran but I am glad we were able to visit it again.