Miles 5702-5856: Alameda and Drive to Mariposa (7/23)
That morning, we got up and had donuts for breakfast. Dad had picked them up when he went to get the car from the mechanic. We drove to Sausalito, an area on the bay near San Francisco. We took a shuttle from there to Muir Woods National Monument. It was about a thirty minute drive, but it was pretty fun. The first half had good views of Sausalito and the second half had really pretty views of the valley near Muir Woods. It was also a really bumpy, twisty-turny ride. We went into the visitor’s center for stickers and pins and then began walking the main trail through Cathedral Grove. It was supposed to be really quiet and peaceful, but there were so many people who would not shut up. It was still really nice, just not as much as Redwoods. In Cathedral Grove, there was even a sign saying to please be quiet, but there were people jabbering away anyway. We went to the end of the trail and then took a different path back, up on the side of the ravine. It was a really unique view of the valley. After we’d taken the shuttle back to the cars, we got underway in the drive to Mariposa, California, our jumping-off point for Yosemite National Park. Jackson and I rode with Pampam and Grumpy. We picked up some snacks and then began our drive. The traffic was so bad going out of San Francisco that we didn’t get there for about 6 hours. At the house, I ate dinner and then we got in bed.
“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand straining, leveling tempests and floods; but he cannot save them from fools-only Uncle Sam can do that.”