“The last 24 hours have been kinda hectic, yeah?” Ray commented as we drove away from the Trees of Mystery. “Yeah, but it’s been awesome.” After leaving Crater Lake yesterday, we headed South towards the Redwoods. It was about a 5 hour drive, and we were planning to get to the Redwoods just before sundown….

We arrived somewhere in the Umpqua National Forest last night around 9.  We drove up to a campsite near Diamond Lake in the dark, and set up camp in less than 4 minutes.  We sat and cooked Ramen and told stories until it was time for bed.  In the midst of the Cascades, we knew…

We drove for three hours yesterday, and ended up in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.  I have always wanted to see the Pacific Northwest, especially after Michael went here in 2010 and spent a semester with NOLS backpacking and sailing.  He told me that the trees  were incredible here, and I…