Visiting the redwoods and heading south again

I had arrived at my adorable Airbnb right around midnight and crawled into bed. I was in Miranda, CA. I woke up a few hours later and got ready for my day. It was finally time to see the redwoods!

They were amazing! I went to one of the visitors centers and learned a little bit about the history of the area and then wandered on a little nature walk.

Then I headed to one of the drive thru trees that are in the area. It was crazy!

I headed further south from there and eventually crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and arrived at my hotel for the night. I had some down time to rest and enjoyed that. Then, I headed out for a nighttime tour of San Francisco.

I did some souvenir shopping and ordered in some dinner before getting some sleep. Still more adventures to come!

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