Life at a "Swell's" pace

Along with our Gold Beach trip, we decided to keep driving on day two and head down to California. We went as far as Klamath, California to the Trees of Mystery. We had a good time walking through the forest of red woods there and the weather, again, was completely amazing!

World's Largest Family Tree.

The Elephant Tree.

The Fallen Giant that grew to 320 feet high.

Redwood Bench.

The Brotherhood Tree.

The Sky Trail took us up into the redwood trees to be able to look across the land. It was amazing!

Getting to the top was interesting, but the view was great!

Trail of Tall Tales.

When we left The Trees of Mystery and headed back to Gold Beach, the sun was setting and made the whole western skyline look like a painting.

The Thomas Creek Bridge.

When we got back to the hotel room that evening, there were deer just hanging out in the parking lot. Skylar loved it!

Stay tuned for more photos from our Gold Beach road trip.

See day one and two here!

What happened this time last year?

At the end of September, we took a little road trip to Gold Beach, Oregon to ride the Rogue Boats of Jerry's Rogue Jets, along the Rogue River. the road trip was just what we needed to bring a close to the summer season here in Oregon.

Our first part of the road trip took us along the Pacific Coast Highway, which is one of the best places to travel, in my opinion. We drove straight through to Gold Beach and we couldn't have asked for better weather.

Day one drive and beach trip around the Pacific Ocean.

The route we took to get to Gold Beach, Oregon along the Pacific Coast Highway.

First stop was Seal Rock.

After Seal Rock came North Bend. It's such a quaint little town.

That bridge! It's the town's eye-catcher.

We rolled into Gold Beach about 4:00 p.m. The drive was such a nice drive and we couldn't have asked for better weather. The tug boat in the picture above that sits in the Rogue River has a history.