Gizzy takes a tour in the Redwoods with us. First stop: Paul Bunion and Babe.

The girls and John pose with 'ol Paul. I've been through before, but had no idea that the statue not only moved, but also has a speaker in it for the operator to speak through. It winks and waves while the announcer talks to kids in the parking lot as the huge giant, making everyone smile.

Driving the Prius through a piece of history.

Hey, if you paid 6 bucks to drive through a tree, you would have taken a million photos too.

Mandy-Mo.

We found an emu.

Evidently during the war, the military posted these radar buildings disguised as farmhouses along the coast. They were a great source of interest to us as we wandered down the trail and observed their fake farmhouse construction.

The interior.

Banana slugs!

The girls loved finding critters.

NorCal coast.

John handing his niece a blackberry.