I haven’t finish writing about my End of 2009 Sojourn and here I am preparing for part two of the Northern California escape! The trip will take place on the same week, last week of December, 12/24/11 through 1/2/11. The main difference this time around is I will be taking my girlfriend with me and the trip will be 4 days longer than the first (total of ten days) and we’ll be stopping by four towns instead of just three. The preliminary itinerary so far:

 December 24 

• Cayucos, CA (base)

 December 25 

• Cambria, CA

• Moonstone Beach

 December 26

• Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA (base)

 December 27

• Monterey, CA

• Old Fisherman’s Wharf
• Monterey Bay Aquarium

 December 28 

• Point Lobos, Monterey County

• Whaler’s Cove & Cabin (40 min hike)
• North Shore trail
• Old Veteran Cypress
• Whalers Knoll trail
• Cypress Grove trail
• Sea Lion Point trail
• China Cove trail

Shelter Cove, CA

 December 29 

• Shelter Cove, CA (base)

• Tidepools

Leggett, CA

• Chandelier Tree

One Log House

The Legend of Big Foot

Confusion Hill Gravity House

 December 30 

• Tidepool browsing
• Lost Coast
• Myers Flat, CA

• Tour-thru-Tree

Avenue of the Giants

 December 31

• Trinidad, CA (base)
• Ferndale, CA
• Lady Bird Johnson Grove

 January 1

• Fern Canyon, weather permitting
• Crescent City
• Trees of Mystery

 January 2 

• Return to Los Angeles (10+ hour drive)

• Mendocino County

• Fort Bragg

• Glass Beach

Point Arena

• Bowling Ball Beach
• Point Arena Lighthouse

We’ll have someone look over the pets while we’re on our 10-day road trip. I anticipate heavy rain and fog condition so we’ll go fully prepared (i.e. umbrellas, weather suited outer wears, snack/food, etc.) Plus the trip occurs during winter break, right after finals – great payoff for 10 weeks of grueling work + school schedule!