spring break driving south then back home again

After our fun weekend in the tree houses, we headed south through Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, so the boys could get some tree hugging in.  We also found off the side of the highway a "drive through tree".  The mini-van fit through, but barely!!

While I was hard at work on Stanford and HP campuses, finishing my classes and doing my final presentation, Richard and the boys explored the museums of Palo Alto and a bit of San Francisco.  The favorite of all of them was the trip to Alcatraz via a short boat ride.

After I received my very official "certificate of completion," we headed back north along the coast, spending the final weekend in Gold's Beach.  Gold's Beach in the summer has jet boats up the river and other fun activities.  In early spring, unfortunately, it was pretty cold and rainy and quiet.  But we did some hiking and explored the beach and swam in the hotel's indoor pool and ate pizza and got ready to head back home.