Hiking at the Big Basin

The weather was beautiful (as always:) so we decided to get out and do some hiking. The place we picked was Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Located in Santa Cruz mountains, it is a great spot for a weekend getaway if you don’t want to drive too far to the Sierras.

We got there in the afteernoon and decided to stick to a short trail. It took us about an hour walk in slow pace, and we saw some amazing redwood trees, two of them called “Father of the Forest” and “Mother of the Forest”.

The map said there was a waterfall in the park as well, and since it was supposed to be 4.5 – 7.5 miles hike we decided to hit it. Surprisingly, it turned out to be 1.7 miles each way only, and the waterfall wasn’t that spectacular but we still had a great time and got some excercise.