We woke up to find out that it had not rained over night and our tent was dry. Rob started a fire with the firewood that we had packed away in the food cabinet. We packed up quickly and were ready to go a little after 7AM (the time change makes it early). The campground... Continue Reading →

We woke up shortly after 6AM and got ready to head out. Rob and I walked across the street to Subway to pick up breakfast while Katherine had her light breakfast of crackers and Orange Juice as she tried to recover from her food-poisoning adventures from the night before. Rob and I each had a... Continue Reading →

It had rained quite heavy overnight, but thankfully we awoke to cloudy and clearing skies. As we packed our wet tents and had breakfast, we noted the cyclist that came in last night was already gone. Katherine noticed his bike light as he left around 6AM in the morning! His late arrival the night before,... Continue Reading →

We hiked to Fern Canyon, about a 2 hour hike from the campground through the Redwoods in the morning. At the end of our hike we found out from a sign with a photo that we somehow missed the actual famous Fern Canyon (apparently was in a scene in the Jurassic Park sequel 'The Lost World'). We... Continue Reading →

When we woke up, as expected, it was foggy outside. We had some 'continental breakfast' from the front lobby and headed out towards our big climb of the day. We had both our front and back lights on for maximum visibility. Traffic was very light since it was early in the morning, and we climbed... Continue Reading →