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I had skipped over most of day #3 of our trip because I was waiting on pictures.  I have them now, so I can fill in our missing day.  We had just taken the ferry across the bay to Sausalito. 

When we arrived, we stopped at a little Greek deli and got some things for a picnic up in Muir Woods.  At the deli, a guy overheard me say I was from KS and he piped up to say he had just come back from Salina.  He had been there for a photo shoot (what in the world someone from SF is doing a photo shoot in Salina, KS is beyond me, but that's another story)!  His exact words were, "Yeah, it was like a thousand degrees there!"  And my reply was, "Yes, that's why we're here!"  Anyway, just one of those "it's a small world" moments.

So, after finding a parking spot (nearly impossible - it involved circling the parking lot and waiting/hoping for a car to back out so we wouldn't have to park 3 miles away), we enjoyed a picnic by the gate of Muir Woods.  It's only about 30 minutes away from Sausalito and it was beautiful.  It's filled with giant coastal Redwoods.  Just as we got there, the fog lifted and we had a gorgeous afternoon!


Caiden and Chayce looked pretty tiny compared to the tree.

Chayce and Finn tucked into the trunk of a giant tree

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