Natalie’s soccer game was canceled at the last-minute this weekend due to overly soggy fields, and since it wasn’t really raining we decided to take a hike. Natalie brought along her buddy Arielle, and I brought along my new buddy, a 10-22MM wide-angle lens. I figured the redwoods in the fog would make for great gratuitous wide-angle subject matter. It rained a little, but the trees protected us, for the most part. The fog was amazing and offered us a dark, creepy, quiet and drippy experience. Great fun! We came across this amazing sandstone rock formation (called “sandstone formation” on the map). Much more impressive than the name implied. I think this is the ideal way to experience the redwoods.
[...] Today was one of those California appreciation days. Faced with the daunting task of cleaning up our house, Edie, Natalie and I decided to go for a little hike instead. Natalie wanted to show her mom some of the landmarks we discovered on our hike in El Corta Madera Creek a few weeks earlier, so we hopped in the car and headed up the hill. Twenty minutes later we arrived at the trail head on Skyline. The anticipated rain never materialized so we hiked the slightly foggy redwoods, revisited the Sandstone Formation and discovered a vista that gave us a view of the ocean. [...]