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Holy moly how fortunate kismet!!! My little family of 3 is about to embark on PCH road trip into the Redwoods and I was honestly just thinking about how cool it would be to set up a little hunt for my fiancé and daughter (4y) through the trees! But neither of them have EVER been! Do you think this could still be a feasible activity? Any suggestions on how to make it work in a completely unfamiliar place? Side note: YOU are the reason I started SS 3 years ago! Haha! Such a brilliant mind!

Alright this will sound weird, but do you think there’s also a type of REVERSE sad? I feel like I am so on point with the symptoms but I’m the opposite seasons. I end up horribly depressed during the summer but at my peak when it cools down.

I am NOT crying right now!!!!! Major case of fan girl going on so please forgive any fluster! I love secret Santa as well! My very first giftee and I are still in communication and just touched base this morning about a possible summer visit! It’s such a great community! Ok ok ok let me see if I can organize my thoughts lol. I THINK we are planning on starting south (maybe as far as LA but I’m trying to persuade more north than that haha) and staying on the 1 as much as possible as far up as time allows. I know everyone says drive south but I personally have found the views just as breathtaking from the other lane. (Especially since were driving a passenger b for the first time Lolol) I know I want at least a few days in the trees. So your idea of game master sounds freakin incredible!!!! I could also potentially wake up a little earlier than them one morning to set SOME things up? It’ll be my daughters first road trip and first time out west. Same for my fiancé but he’s already 27 and has only seen the Midwest and Florida 😅

Oh man thank you so much!!!! Definitely checking this out! Really appreciate the reply and guidance to the info! This is awesome! ❤️

LOL! Stttoooopppp I already think you’re magical!

Unfortunately we’re doing this all off of outdoorsy. So we’re only working with a 9 day rental with the van. And we’re leaving from Chicago (yikes). This is absolutely the issue I keep running into because there is SO MUCH all along the coast worth seeing! I think as far as planned stops, I really only plan on spending multiple days around the redwoods. I do love Big Sur. And Monterey even though it’s pricey lol. I was looking towards Shasta Trinity too. I know old growths need to be included no matter what lol. This was all planned very last minute because I’m an idiot lol but our van is decked out with all the necessities to be able to just pull over and sleep so I’m not horribly terrified of not having any campground reservations. But is there a park you have in mind as the best to overnight in? Maybe I can do some research on the history of the particular park and try to associate it to our family in some way? So it’d be like an appreciation discovery of us as we learn about the area? Geeeeeez look at this you have so much creative energy it just starts transferring through your conversations lmao!