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While in the Benbow area of northern California we visited a nearby scenic drive called “Avenue of the Giants”.  It’s called that because much of the forest that the scenic drive bisects are large redwoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drive itself used to be part of hwy 101 – but early in the 1900s they built a bypass for 31 miles.  Some people who loved that 31 miles started a movement to save the area and especially the large trees.  They were successful and the area is now a state park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several pull-outs and short drives so you can get close up to some of the large trees.  There are a few very primitive campgrounds as well, but we certainly wouldn’t get our big cougar into a site even if we wanted to ‘dry-camp’ (no elec or water).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We drove the 31 miles and stopped several times to see the forest nd large trees.\u00a0 It’s a gorgeous area and the trees are magnificent!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some pictures of the area:<\/p>\n\n\n