We're Home From the Road!! 17 Days of Travel with Tons of Pics~COMPLETE!!

[Sherry E]

I like the look of the food and the look of the chunky wood chairs in the restaurant -- very fitting with the Lumberjacks name.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

The food looks good. Seeing the burger that Derek had makes me hungry

 

[DizNee Luver]

Oh my gosh! Words escape me as far as that cheeseburger goes. And Derek


I was just looking on google there are actually three drive thru trees. All along the coast.

I know.....when it showed up at the table I was like....WHOA I didn't realize he had ordered it.....ready for this?!! It was only $15.49!!!

I like the look of the food and the look of the chunky wood chairs in the restaurant -- very fitting with the Lumberjacks name.

I loved the decor and they had logging pics & saws up on the walls. My camera was really acting up....it was dark enough the flash should have worked but it wouldn't. So I was lucky to get the pics in here that I did. (Mike forgot his back at the motel)

The food looks good. Seeing the burger that Derek had makes me hungry

I get a gut ache looking at it......TOO MUCH FOOD!! lol

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

I know.....when it showed up at the table I was like....WHOA I didn't realize he had ordered it.....ready for this?!! It was only $15.49!!!

I get a gut ache looking at it......TOO MUCH FOOD!! lol

Wow. I would be brave enough to eat all that

 

[kaoden39]

I know.....when it showed up at the table I was like....WHOA I didn't realize he had ordered it.....ready for this?!! It was only $15.49!!!

Whoa! That's not bad at all! If you were in Disneyland it would have been much more!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Wow. I would be brave enough to eat all that

You would be brave enough or you wouldn't be brave enough......lol

Whoa! That's not bad at all! If you were in Disneyland it would have been much more!

The price wasn't that much more then the other meals. Their food is decently priced and good. They have locations in: Redding, Susanville, Willits, Yuba City, Grass Valley, 2 in Sacramento, Petaluma, Stockton and 1 in Vegas

 

[kaoden39]

You would be brave enough or you wouldn't be brave enough......lol



The price wasn't that much more then the other meals. Their food is decently priced and good. They have locations in: Redding, Susanville, Willits, Yuba City, Grass Valley, 2 in Sacramento, Petaluma, Stockton and 1 in Vegas

A few in my general area then.

 

[kelmac284]

Loved the latest update. LOL about the seagull. That is hilarious although after seeing the birds kind of creepy too LOL.

That WAS a really nice Super 8. Sometimes I think the same chain can be better or worse depending on where it is. I have seen Best Western's that were super nice and some that were lousy. Same for a lot of different moderate motels. Glad this one was nice and we love Willits. We were just there last September as you go through it on the way to Mendocino. I don't know how we missed the drive thru trees last time but I think you have to find them and once we left Klammath we just headed straight down 1. I know we headed back over to 5 in Willits though so we must have gone past them just never saw them.

I went and looked at my pics from 88 and found the 2 we visited. The other was the shrine tree but not sure where it was but posted pics on FB. I also found our pic with Babe back when he was "blue" lol. I didn't remember Paul talking but he probably did LOL.

Your dinner looked yummy too. We do have one of those here but we don't go very often and I don't remember ours being very good. Another one of those where probably different ones are better. Speaking of lumberjack stuff have you ever been to Camp 18? It is in Oregon but kind of in a ways. It is in Elsie but I just remember when I lived in Portland it was on the way to one of the routes out to Tillamook. It is fun if you have never been.

 

[DizNee Luver]

A few in my general area then.

Yup!!

Loved the latest update. LOL about the seagull. That is hilarious although after seeing the birds kind of creepy too LOL.

That WAS a really nice Super 8. Sometimes I think the same chain can be better or worse depending on where it is. I have seen Best Western's that were super nice and some that were lousy. Same for a lot of different moderate motels. Glad this one was nice and we love Willits. We were just there last September as you go through it on the way to Mendocino. I don't know how we missed the drive thru trees last time but I think you have to find them and once we left Klammath we just headed straight down 1. I know we headed back over to 5 in Willits though so we must have gone past them just never saw them.

I went and looked at my pics from 88 and found the 2 we visited. The other was the shrine tree but not sure where it was but posted pics on FB. I also found our pic with Babe back when he was "blue" lol. I didn't remember Paul talking but he probably did LOL.

Your dinner looked yummy too. We do have one of those here but we don't go very often and I don't remember ours being very good. Another one of those where probably different ones are better. Speaking of lumberjack stuff have you ever been to Camp 18? It is in Oregon but kind of in a ways. It is in Elsie but I just remember when I lived in Portland it was on the way to one of the routes out to Tillamook. It is fun if you have never been.

Any "chain" can definitely vary by location and management (including restaurants). This was a very nice Super 8......wish they all were like this!

I saw the FB pics.......funny that the blue color is coming off more grey than blue.....because he is definitely blue.

I believe we have stopped on our way back from the north coast. It was a few years back and I remember someone throwing their door open into our car.....I wasn't happy!!

 

[PHXscuba]

I am a couple days behind and catching up, but glad to see you started on your trip report. We ended up at Sea World within a couple days of when you were there and had a great time. Almost too much to do!

Comments on the TR:
-- Boo for the Motel 6, especially for the price. I saw a Motel 6 in a nice area of San Diego for about $60 and we were commenting how high that was. Motel 6 was a common stop on our childhood family vacations.

-- The dinosaur forest looks awesome. I agree with Sherry -- how did our grownups take us to Oregon as kids and I never recall seeing this?? My aunt lives in Klamath Falls; if I ever make it up there I am going!

-- Trees of Mystery and Paul Bunyan are classic. Both DH and I have pictures of ourselves (obviously separately) with big Paul when we were kids.

I'm glad you were able to make the long drive down an adventure, at least one way. Looking forward to more!

PHXscuba

 

[sophies*mom]

Great start to your trip!

Those food pics are making me hungry!

 

[DizNee Luver]

I am a couple days behind and catching up, but glad to see you started on your trip report. We ended up at Sea World within a couple days of when you were there and had a great time. Almost too much to do!

Comments on the TR:
-- Boo for the Motel 6, especially for the price. I saw a Motel 6 in a nice area of San Diego for about $60 and we were commenting how high that was. Motel 6 was a common stop on our childhood family vacations.

-- The dinosaur forest looks awesome. I agree with Sherry -- how did our grownups take us to Oregon as kids and I never recall seeing this?? My aunt lives in Klamath Falls; if I ever make it up there I am going!

-- Trees of Mystery and Paul Bunyan are classic. Both DH and I have pictures of ourselves (obviously separately) with big Paul when we were kids.

I'm glad you were able to make the long drive down an adventure, at least one way. Looking forward to more!

PHXscuba

Motels instead of renting the room at a certain rate, they base it on the amount of adults....which I've always found dumb. If we are staying in the guidelines of 2 queen beds=4 people....it's shouldn't matter the ages of them. That is probably why we were paying a higher room rate at Motel 6 (and that was with an AARP discount!)

Klamath Falls & Prehistoric Gardens are not close to each other...... Probably close to a 5 hr drive.

I wish I knew were some of my childhood pics were......I know we'd have ones from both Prehistoric Gardens & Trees of Mystery. I think every kid should see these at least once. They make a lasting impression!!

Great start to your trip!

Those food pics are making me hungry!

Thank You!! ......and those weren't great food pics!! Wait until later!!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Loving your TR so far!!

 

[sophies*mom]

Thank You!! ......and those weren't great food pics!! Wait until later!!

I've read a few of your past TRs and you do not disappoint with the food porn pics!

On our last trip to DLR, my DH rolled his eyes whenever I said, WAIT! I need to take a picture before you eat that! He thought I was weird, but I said, trust me. It's a THING! I am definitely not the only person doing this!

hahaha.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Loving your TR so far!!

Thanks!! I have to work today and have a BBQ to go to tomorrow....so might not get back on here to post new stuff until Sunday.

I've read a few of your past TRs and you do not disappoint with the food porn pics!

On our last trip to DLR, my DH rolled his eyes whenever I said, WAIT! I need to take a picture before you eat that! He thought I was weird, but I said, trust me. It's a THING! I am definitely not the only person doing this!

hahaha.

LOL....our family is used to it but Mike's mom would get a bite before we could get the camera focused........ But it's fun to look back and all the yumminess we indulged in while vacationing!!

 

[LongTimeFan]

Lovin' your trip report! It is like I am riding in the car along with you. Can't wait to read more.

You have a beautiful family. Thank you for taking the time out out your so busy day to keep all of us entertained!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Lovin' your trip report! It is like I am riding in the car along with you. Can't wait to read more.

You have a beautiful family. Thank you for taking the time out out your so busy day to keep all of us entertained!

Thank You!! I'm glad you are joining in!! It's kinda like respite to get lost in my trip report & memories!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 3, Part 1:​

We got up at 7am, grabbed some free breakfast at the motel, re-packed & loaded the van. This morning we were heading to the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. We arrived right at the 10am opening.

These were out front, parking lot & just inside the lobby:





































Once we "entered" into the museum:

 

[Sherry E]

I already love the Schulz Museum, just from seeing your first post of photos! I knew I would love everything about it!

I especially love Woodstock taking a luxurious bubble bath in his bird bath!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 3, Part 2:​

As we continued in the first part of the museum:















































Pretty cool that this picture was made out of these!!