'19 California/Oregon Trip - Day 5

After experiencing the Giant Sequoia, General Sherman, Audra and I honestly thought the Redwood National Park would be a bit of a let-down.  Boy were we wrong.  Sure the Gen. Sherman is the largest tree on the planet by mass, it is only 275 feet tall.  The tallest Redwood, called the Hyperion Tree, is 380 feet tall.... over 100 feet taller than the Sequoias.  While hiking the 1.6 mile Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail Loop through dozens of trees, most of which were between 300-350 feet tall, we were humbled.

Once we crossed the state line into Oregon, the coastal views ramped up a notch.  It was both our opinion that southern Oregon is far better than northern California.  We only drove about 200 miles today, but it was a long day.... as every turn in the road offered stunning sights that required us to pull over.  Probably not surprising, but we collectively shot over 400 photos today.

The big surprise of the day for Audra was my sneakiness in reserving a cliff side room, right on the Pacific Ocean.  After a Dinner of fresh Crab and Clams, we sat and watched the sun dip below the western horizon.  The bottom photo is our Hotel.

Tomorrow is Crater Lake!