In August 2022 our family decided to continue exploring northern California. Our goal was to reach the Oregon border using Hwy1 and visit Redwood and Lassen Volcanic National Parks. As usual I took my travel journal with me and sketched a lot during our journey.

Road view not far from Morro Bay, CA 
Big Sur and Big Creek Bridge, CA 
San Francisco, CA 
Point Reyers Lighthouse, CA 

We were impressed by all the lighthouses on our way to the Redwood NP.

Point Arena Lighthouse, CA 
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, CA 
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA 
Jedediah Smith Redwoods Nationa Park, CA 

We were amazed by magnificent redwood trees.

Battery Point Lighthouse, CA 
Elk County Campground, CA 
Sunset and elks in Elk Campground, CA 
Valley view not far from Dinsmore, CA 

The Bumpass Hell was astonishing.

Burdock flowers 
Manzanita Lake, CA 
Cold Boiling Lake, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA 
Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA 
Vulture 

Our journey took a week and we explored only a tiny part of northern California. We fell in love with these deep forests and beautiful nature and we are not going to stop our travel passion.