Redwood and Pinnacles National Parks
Holiday season brings new adventures! I headed to California to see my family for Christmas, as I do most years, but this year I brought Felix! My family is still pretty covid cautious and wanted me to quarantine for a few days after the plane ride, so I used that time to check off another park on my bucket list: Redwood National Park. I've decided that one of my life goals is to see all the US national parks. This is motivated partially by my love of the outdoors and natural beauty, and partially because I got a water bottle where you put a sticker on it for every park you've been to, and I really want more stickers. Felix and I woke up bright and early at 3am so we could board our 5am flight to San Francisco. Upon arriving, we rented a car and drove up north. We first stopped at Russian Gulch State Park in Mendocino. This park is known for having a cool bridge that goes over a beach. The park was pretty empty due to it being a Thursday in December. We were the only people on...