You can't see the forest...

...for the trees!!! On Thursday, we drove to Arcata, CA to visit friends Mary and Earl Biehn. 'so much beautiful scenery on the way to this Northern California town (Arcata is 7 miles north of Eureka).

The most spectacular sight of all was the redwood forest located on the Biehn property. Earl and Mary showed the way through the dense 140+ acre woods where we saw countless redwoods -some as high as 300 feet and some with trunks up to 15 feet in diameter.

Mary and Earl (the West Coast version of Doris & Smitty) are wonderful hosts -great food, drink, and laughter (Earl, John: "That reminds me of a joke...").

We drove back home on Saturday with a lunch stop at one of our favorite places: the Sundial Bridge in Redding (see May 12, 2009 post).

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♫♪ Brush up your Shakespeare ♫♪

Sunday, August 15, 2010. A trip to Sparks then over Mt Rose to Lake Tahoe with John and Shelly.

Shelly prepared a delicious picnic, after which we enjoyed one of the most hilarious shows ever. Not only was the show itself great, but it was refreshing to be among a bunch of (mostly) adults shrieking with laughter.

We had an uneventful -but beautiful- drive home on Monday. Whenever we go out or back I-80 to/from Reno/Sparks/Tahoe, we always take the old Donner Road. If you are not familiar with this road, TAKE IT the next time you are in the area. It provides one of the more spectacular vistas in the world!