Day 2: To SLO

We awoke rested and made our way almost immdediately onto the road. We were in Humboldt county in no time, famous for it's redwoods. We wanted to take advantage of this fact so we took a scenic route called the Avenue of the Giants. It was amazing. The trees are so amazingly massive, and this particular area was home to the 2nd tallest tree in the world.

We marveled at what we saw, and as we emergedx from the Avenue, we came upon a large sign saying "World Famous Drive Through Tree". Scott and I both had memories of seeing pictures of this tree from the 50s with people driving through it in full bemusment and abject joy.

We decided to try it.

We should have been suspicious by the fact that this was not on the road and the fact that we were charged two dollars each to enter.

I must say that it was underwhelming.





















However, it was still fun to wander around the tourist trap.

We then drove and drove and drove, making our way through all of central California to San Luis Obispo. We arrived in SLO at around 11:30pm or so.

Phil Greene was there waiting for us with a fantastic welcome. It was so great to see him and Emily that we talked for a few hours that night, retiring at around 1:00am.

Distance travelled: aprox. 600 miles. Travel time: 14 hours.