Tucked away on the jaw-dropping California coast, just a stone’s throw from San Francisco, you’ll find the adorable little town of Half Moon Bay. This place is famous for its mind-blowing views, cute-as-a-button downtown, and surf spots that’ll make you want to hang ten (or at least watch from the safety of the shore). Half Moon Bay is the perfect spot to get away from it all and…
Muir Woods National Monument is a 554-acre forest located in western Marin County, about 12 miles north of San Francisco. Named after naturalist John Muir, it is home to 240 acres of old-growth coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), some over 1,000 years old and 250 feet tall.
The land was purchased in 1905 by Congressman and conservationist William Kent and his wife Elizabeth Thacher Kent to…