Muir Woods National Monument

A couple of weeks ago we went to visit the beautiful woods of John Muir, just north of San Francisco. We were accompanied by some of our favorite people, the Wooleys. They have showed up in some of our other posts, because they truly are some of our favorite people. Between them and the Kyle and Stephanie Bills Family, it seems like there is always something to do and somewhere to go.

I elected to use this photo specifically and not the one with the flash, to show how dark it was inside the woods/forest. And did I mentioned CHILLY! As you see more pictures, you'll see that there wasn't much sun. Some of these trees are hundreds of feet tall. They do a great job of blocking out the warm sun. Also, every time we visit the bay it just seems to be colder. Maybe I'm rambling on, because I forgot to wear my coat and was cold the whole time. Ya, that was probably it.





Like I said, some of these trees were REALLY BIG! They are called The Coastal Redwoods, The Sequoia's.

Here's another one that shows the sun breaking through the trees. Any ounce of sun was a valuable commodity to these trees. Right when you walked into the forest, it immediately felt damp and cold. It definitely added to the peacefulness of the forest walk.

More trees. More walk-ways. Its tough to capture all the sights and sounds of the forest. It really was quite amazing.