Goodbye Redwoods...sniff, sniff!! It was a wonderful two days in Crescent City, Ca visiting a part of the Redwood Forest. John had chosen a hike through Jedadiah Smith National Park which turned out to be a "gem" of a spot! We hiked the short, yet fabulous, Stout Grove trail and it was a perfect choice. We saw trees that were a few thousand years old and they were HUGE! What surprised me the most was the root bases of a few of the trees that had fallen down...perhaps about 12 feet in diameter with massive roots sticking out. We packed-in a picnic lunch and sat along the gorgeous Smith River to eat our lunch. I would venture to say that it was the prettiest river I have ever seen...just like in the movie "A River Runs Through It". Madeline and I decided to take a two hour drive to Ashland, Oregon to watch "Romeo and Juliet" at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Sadly, it wasn't quite what we had hoped for, as the directors had "modernized" and adapted the original script to appeal to a younger audience. We were hoping for a true and authentic performance of the original play. We still made the most of our mother-daughter evening and topped it off with some strawberry pie with ripe, Oregon strawberries. Now we are heading up the Highway 101 of the Oregon coast and making our way to Beverly Beach, Or. We will be here for about three days then travel further north. I will gladly report on our findings in Oregon, after we eat Fish & Chips for lunch at a famous spot in Bandon, Or right along the coast...yummy! Blessings to you all and we miss you bunches!!