Muir Woods

Yesterday, we spent the day in Mill Valley (near San Francisco)  at Muir Woods.  I wanted to go there to see the Coast Redwoods but when I researched it, I saw that this could be a great hike as well.  We ended up not actually going into the park but found a trail just outside of it.

Most of it was shaded and it really wasn't that hot out so it was a perfect hike for me.  Bitty gets tired of hikes but for the most part, we all really enjoyed it.  We found and ate wild raspberries, the boys picked lots of flowers for me (I love that they still do that), and ate lunch on the trail.

Levi has been learning all kinds of things about the state of California so when we come across the Golden Poppy (the state flower) he was super excited.  Then Brigham said, "We should take a picture of the Poppy and send it to Poppy!"  I wonder if our extended family knows how much the boys talk about them.

This huge tree is one of the first things we saw just before entering the park.  I wanted to take a picture of Bitty inside it to show how big it was but he is a pretty cautious boy and was hesitant.  So I tried to turn it into a staged picture of him being "in a nest" which of course followed with Levi being a preditor...or maybe he was a parent bird.  Who knows.

After the hike we decided to go to the Muir Beach Overlook.  It was very windy and cold but made for absolutly beautiful views.

Driving on Hwy 1 was David's favorite part.  He has always wanted to drive along the coast.  He thought it was amazing to be just as far West as you could possibly be here.  There were lots of curves but it really was worth it.

Then we came across Stinson Beach and stopped there for some relaxing fun.  The water was way to cold but we definitely couldn't get the boys out of the sand.  I don't care to swim in the ocean but there is something so incredibly relaxing about just being on a windy beach and watching your family have imaginative fun.  Daddy started with trying to dig as deep as he could to try to reach water which lead to the boys making these hole/castles.  The object was to get them strong enough to withstand the oncoming waves.

On our way home we found spring water coming out of the mountain.  The boys loved doing this for the first time and Hyrum just went on and on about how good it tasted.

We were all so exhausted this morning.  ALL of us slept in, which is a miracle. 

What a perfect weekend.