We made a quick stop at the Trees of Mystery on our way down Hwy. 101 last weekend. Jake had never been down the coast before so of course we had to stop and say hi to Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe. I've driven by Paul Bunyan hundreds of times with my mom and brother as a kid on trips to visit my Aunt but no matter how many times we had seen him, we always made our mom promise to wake us up when we passed so we could wave at him. I still can't help saying hi to him when I drive by. Next time we want to stop and take the tour through all of the redwoods.
Sometimes a guy inside the building/museum will make Paul wave or talk to people. It's really fun when Paul points out specific people and waves at them.
Also, I'm pretty sure most males of a certain age have a photo of themselves groping Babe's balls, I know my brother, and now my boyfriend both do.
It's been years since I've been to visit Paul! It's a long trek from Iowa. Thank you for the memories this morning! The 101 is my favorite drive!!
ReplyDeleteoh i just love it! i want to go see this!!! i love babe, she is so cute! we had a paul here and it was historic and i think someone bought it and now it is gone. i have no idea where it is now and it makes me so sad. i wish out paul had a babe too. i want a blue ox!
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Seems like forever since I've visited your blog, Jordan!
ReplyDeleteI remember taking that Redwood tour as a kid...pretty dayum impressive! Looks like you enjoyed your trip, even without Babe-ball-grabbing, lol.
Ah! So cool! Highway 101 is so pretty. I've never seen Babe or Mr. Bunyon, where is it on the coast?
ReplyDeleteIt's just a couple minutes north of Klamath, CA which is about an hour north of Arcata/Eureka.
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