{"id":4628,"date":"2012-07-12T21:26:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T01:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=4628"},"modified":"2012-07-14T22:17:55","modified_gmt":"2012-07-15T02:17:55","slug":"eureka-to-mendocino-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=4628","title":{"rendered":"Eureka to Mendocino, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thursday &#8211; July 12, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Left Eureka at 9:30 AM. Of course it was cloudy and overcast and a cool 55 degrees. Our plan was to drive south along the famous Avenue of the Giants: giant old redwood trees that is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3077.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4630\" title=\"DSC_3077.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3077.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Avenue of the Giants<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3083.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4631\" title=\"DSC_3083.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3083.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Impressive Redwood Trees!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3092.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4632\" title=\"DSC_3092.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3092.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Size Perspective<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3104.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4633\" title=\"DSC_3104.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3104.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Young &amp; Old Folks at the Tree<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3131.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4634\" title=\"DSC_3131.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3131.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Civilization Along the Avenue of the Giants<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3135.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4635\" title=\"DSC_3135.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3135.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>A Forest View<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3147.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4636\" title=\"DSC_3147.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3147.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Light in the Forest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3158.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4637\" title=\"DSC_3158.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3158.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Dappled Light on the Road<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3167.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4638\" title=\"DSC_3167.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3167.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Looking Up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3182.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4639\" title=\"DSC_3182.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3182.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Old Growth Forest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3189.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4640\" title=\"DSC_3189.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3189.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Somewhere Along the Avenue<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3199.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4641\" title=\"DSC_3199.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3199.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Out of the Woods<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3209.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4642\" title=\"DSC_3209.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3209.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>View of The California Coast<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3244.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4643\" title=\"DSC_3244.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3244.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Water Tower in Mendocino<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3235.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4644\" title=\"DSC_3235.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3235.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>House &amp; Water Tower<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3237.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4646\" title=\"DSC_3237.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3237.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Mendocino<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3246.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4647\" title=\"DSC_3246.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3246.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Music Festival Tent<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3250.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4648\" title=\"DSC_3250.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3250.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Invitation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3257.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4649\" title=\"DSC_3257.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3257.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Mendocino Hotel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3279.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4650\" title=\"DSC_3279.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3279.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>1800s Building<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3280.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4651\" title=\"DSC_3280.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3280.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Sign<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3270.resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4652\" title=\"DSC_3270.resized\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DSC_3270.resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Landmark Water Tower<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday &#8211; July 12, 2012 Left Eureka at 9:30 AM. Of course it was cloudy and overcast and a cool 55 degrees. Our plan was to drive south along the famous Avenue of the Giants: giant old redwood trees that is. Avenue of the Giants Impressive Redwood Trees! Size Perspective Young &amp; Old Folks at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,17,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","category-united-states","category-western-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4628"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4654,"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4628\/revisions\/4654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}