Muir Woods

Muir Woods is the very first national park in America.. or so that's what Phong told me.  After a long drive up and down some real narrow windy roads, we reached a queue that makes traffic jams in KL seem docile!  Turns out that apparently visiting forests is a big thing and there were hundreds of other people who decided to venture out there this very morning.

After putting our university parking stalking days back to use, we finally found a really good parking place!  So what is there to expect in a national park?  Trees!  And lots of them!

Yup, that's Phong in the blue starring at.. trees...

I do find it quite ironic that this is a protected area where trees are allowed to grow big and old, yet the walkway is build entirely of timber deckings!  I know they are probably trying to blend in the surroundings to the natural ways but all I can think of and see is the hundreds of trees that were felled to build this walkway!  Nevertheless, this place is very pretty and serene.

The trees are magnificently huge!  You will be immediately awed by the humongous size of the trunk and the height at first glance, but for me it was the wonderful smell wafting through the air!  What kind of trees are these??  Phong said that they were all redwoods and I was already planning to grow them in my future garden!  Yes, that was a ridiculous idea especially since these trees takes hundreds of years to mature!  But what was more ridiculous was the fact that when we rounded a corner, right infront of us was a cafe serving coffee and hot pastries.  Exactly what I was smelling all this time... it was coffee and pastries... good one Princess Bling... good one...

Just to see how wide and large the tree trunks were, here is a photo of my brother attempting to take an artistic shot with his latest toy... I just want to post this picture to embarrass him.. :)

As interesting as it was, how long can you honestly look at trees??  We opted to take the 1 mile trail instead of the more scenic trails because firstly, I was wearing heeled boots and was so not prepared to hike!  Secondly, we did not want to look at that many trees.  It seemed like a waste to just spend 30 minutes wondering around the park especially when we spent around the same time looking for a parking!  But hey, atleast I can say that I have been to Muir Woods and therefore can cross that off my bucket list! :)