Day 1: We stopped by the Salt Flats and played whiffle ball. At this point Peter decided to play whiffle ball everywhere we went. We drove near Lake Tahoe and camped. We made it to the lake later in the evening to play around. Mostly driving this day.

Day 2: This was Sunday. We drove to church in Yuba City, and walked around the temple there. Had a picnic at a park, and then drove to Humboldt Redwood State Park where we camped.

Day 3: Explored Humboldt Redwoods. We hike the Children’s Grove, Big Tree Area, and Founder’s Grove. Stopped by the visitor’s center in the middle of that, and had a picnic. The evening was spent getting a little lost, and finally finding a good place to play and swim at the Eel River.

Day 4: Drove to the coast. We hiked to Trillium Falls, and then went to to tourist version of the redwoods at the Trees of Mystery. (It was actually rather fun, even if it was expensive.) Stopped by a beach briefly, and also did a short hike on the Boy Scout Tree trail. Finished the day at Harris Beach State Park to camp.

Day 5: Explored Harris Beach State Park. It sounds relaxing, but there was lots of walking. Played sports on the beach, got in the water, and found lots of cool creatures. Also did laundry, and ate pizza at a restaurant.

Day 6: Drove to Cape Blanco to see a lighthouse, and then headed inland again. We hiked Fall Creek Falls. That was a hot hike, but luckily a good pool to play in at the waterfall. The area we drove across for the next couple of days had a lot of smoke due to wildfires, and many areas were closed. We camped at Crater Lake. We briefly got a view of Crater Lake, but mostly it was too smoky to enjoy.

Day 7: Lots of driving across BLM land, and the most random stop at Crack in the Ground. My kids kept asking me why we were stopping here, and my response was that my sister said it was cool. It was cool. Stayed at a hotel that night, after six nights of camping.

Day 8: Stopped at Twin Falls for lunch at the 2nd South Market, and then went and saw Shoshone Falls, and a BASE jumper off the bridge. Then we drove home.

Great vacation. We had to deal with kids throwing up twice, one dead car battery, lost keys twice, a sleeping bag that was left behind at a campground, one broken air mattress, and toddler tantrums. But all the problems were fixed quite quickly.

Also, my husband made a find the kid game, here’s the game, and here’s the answer key.