Passing through Scotia and Ferndale

After enjoying the beauty and majesty of the redwood forests in the Avenue of the Giants...

we made plans to drive through the small town of Scotia...

known as a "company" town built to house families who work(ed) at the local lumber mills...

The Chandelier Drive Thru Tree, Leggett

I mentioned a few posts ago that there were three drive-thru trees...

This was the second of such trees that we visited...

Avenue of the Giants, Founders Grove

The sun was starting to peek out and warm up the day...

(sorry for the glare on the windshield)

We traveled up the road known as The Avenue of Giants which used to be the old Highway 101; it parallels the new 101and is a very picturesque drive...

Make sure to stop by this sign to get your bearings and maybe take a photo of the map...

Confusion Hill

Our Northern California trip continues...

As we made our way up the Avenue of the Giants, we passed through the small town of Piercy...

which is noted for a rather famous tourist trap, much like the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz...

Shine Drive Thru Tree

Trees, trees. and more trees...

Especially this particular tree that you could drive your car through....

Pudding Creek Trestle Bridge

Not that far from the coffee shop was a historic bridge...

that straddled a now dry Pudding Creek...

Headlands Coffee House

Our caffeine jolt before making our way northward would be here...

at Headlands Coffee House...

Summer Road Trip 2015 - Day 4 Highlights

More driving on the Dramamine highway...

which was sometimes shrouded in mist...