we read a couple books about the redwoods (and had looked at pictures of my trip driving through a tree when i was 5). so the kids were all totally excited when we got to the "chandelier tree" and drove our car through!
we had a PB&J lunch while we watched many other cars drive through. 
these trees are "SO big".
we hiked around a bit. the kids decided they found a rabbit's den.after a nice break from the car, we piled back in and took off up the 101 again. but we didn't go too far.
i really wanted a photo at the same tree i went through when i was 5, so we drove through another tree.
(the "shrine tree" really is more natural looking anyway - but the chandelier tree had more untouched area around it to hike through and was a little further off the road) we did enjoy the "playground" at the shrine tree made entirely of carved trees.
it was a day of seeing pretty incredible things! late that night - just before midnight - we crossed the oregon border. (i am in this photo at the bottom left of the sign).
just a side note - this entire day there were little ridiculous things (mostly photos) i requested of my husband. like this last one - "pull over real quick for a photo!" (as you know most of these signs ("welcome to oregon", etc) are on the side of a highway where cars are going fairly fast, so my husband was so gracious to do this one and to drive through both trees "more than once" so i could get just the picture i wanted. WHAT A GREAT GUY!
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