Pacific Northwest Road Trip: Day 9, Hike1 & 2

Wow, what a difference a day makes! Yesterday’s non-stop rain gave way to a beautiful sunny day! We tackled three different hikes today, each one was fantastic! There are so many photos to share that I feel it would be better to split Day 9’s post into two. The first hike we did today was the Stout Memorial Grove.

This was a loop trial; the path takes you in a circle ending where you began. I would categorize this as an easy trail suitable for all fitness levels. The path was wide, mostly level and gave you great views of the towering Redwood Trees!

Stout Memorial Grove Trail
Panoramic of the Redwoods
Massive Tree Roots
Portion of a downed Redwood

There is a spur trail that we took which crosses the Mill Creek and ends at the Smith River. It was a bit more challenging but very much worth the effort to go all the way down to the river.

The Smith River
Panning for Gold with a family from Texas
He found a fleck of gold, the Texas kids were so excited!

Now it was on to our next trail, the Grove of Titans!

The trees here are enormous!

Stuck in the middle with you!
This little one is the only wildlife we’ve seen so far.
Glad I ate my spinach today!
Tree tunnel

This trail had come of the coolest formations!

These roots look like bird talons overlapping the fallen tree trunk
Baby Tree…wants to grow to be just like…
…Papa Tree!
GOTCHA!

These were fantastic trails, now on to the next one!

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