We had a good time exploring San Francisco which you can read all about in our last post, but this next part of our trip was going to be mostly off the beaten track, which we were pretty excited about. We were also about halfway to our final destination which was a pretty big deal!
We left San Francisco in the morning and about 3 hours later pulled into Ukiah, CA for our first pit stop of this leg. We grabbed some lunch and some gas but not before checking out the World’s Largest Redwood Tree Service Station/Museum!....
...which was closed (sad face). But it was still really cool to see and walk around and it piqued our interest in the area we were entering: Redwood country.
After getting back on the road, we ventured a little bit out of the way and got off highway 101 and onto the 1 and detoured over to Fort Bragg. This coastal town is rich in history and would be a really cool place to take some time to explore, but we really narrowed it down to one stop - Glass Beach.
Glass Beach is a true trash to treasure story. These beaches were actually used as city dump sites from 1906-1967. Cars, batteries, bottles, etc. were dumped over and the cliffs and into the ocean. Now what remains is smooth colored sea-glass mixed into the natural rocks and sand that make up the beaches.
We spent way too long - with no regrets - sorting through and finding pieces of amber, green, blue, and clear sea glass. We also had fun exploring the tide pools and jumping off the big rocks ;)
Reluctantly, we hiked back to the car to continue on our adventure.
Our next stop was drive-thru tree park in Leggett, CA. This was a fun place to stretch our legs and get acquainted with those amazing redwoods we were driving by.
Our only disappointment was that our van wouldn’t fit through the tree because of the rack we had on top. Would’ve been cool to say we drove through a tree haha, but walking through was still pretty cool!
Nothing to make you feel small like sitting in a giant tree trunk! This little park was really fun to walk around and find all the wood carvings. A very good stop to get out and stretch for a little bit.
Our next stop was actually a few minutes down the highway, called One-Log House.
This 2000+ year old Redwood one log house was really only created for a tourist attraction, but it is one of the coolest ‘tourist traps’ we’ve ever seen! I mean, really, I wouldn’t mind having one of my own if I ever happen upon a fallen Redwood ;)
We pulled into our Airbnb in Eureka not too far from here. This was our first and only stay in an Airbnb this trip and our digs were very comfortable and quaint! 10/10 recommended. We checked in for the night to rest up for our next leg of driving, which would end in Yachats, OR!
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