Trees of Mystery

We did the touristy thing. Paid the high entry fee and enjoyed the ride. I was very disappointed that I couldn't touch Babe's balls, as that is a childhood memory for me. Alas, Blue was being repaired.

We walked in, looked at the garden area, went up the skywalk to walk amidst the trees. Then we wandered around the different types of trees and the redwoods they have. We made it to the gondola, waited in line for about 10 minutes, and managed to hop into a car without injuring ourselves.
The gondola was cool! Looking down and around was very impressive. When we got to the top, we walked to the overlook, which was mostly blocked by trees (not a bad thing), then headed to the gondola to ride back down. There was an option of taking the long wilderness path down, but we feel we hiked a good amount over the past 3 days, so opted for the easy option.
They corral you through more redwoods, including the Infernal, through the story of Paul Bunyan and Babe (whoch was cheesy and fun), and drop you out right into the gift shop. I bought a magnet and we headed home.Read more