Bohemian Highway

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Chris woke up and made me French Press coffee- absolutely romantic in my book. I wish he'd do this all the time! But rather than eat the food we already had sitting in our fridge, he really wanted to try breakfast at the Garden Grill around the corner. We got dressed, walked over and we weren't disappointed. We sat outside with our books and enjoyed the beautiful patio garden. I had delicious biscuits and gravy and Chris ordered some kind of breakfast sandwich. The waitress was super friendly and handed us maps of the area.

I already knew where I wanted to head for the morning, though- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve- just down the road. Honestly, this is one of the most accessibly beautiful redwoods we've encountered in California. Stout Grove in Crescent City is even more amazing but takes a little more effort and insider knowledge to get to. Armstrong we just drove in, paid the ranger and parked at the end of the road. Then we strolled on the level trail though gorgeous redwoods along a creek for a couple hours. I asked the ranger back at the station about their backpacker camps (a possibility in the future some day) and bought Arya a cute Junior Ranger backpack to use on our backpacking trips this summer and fall.

My assistant manager at work saw my Instagram posts and suggested we continue down the Bohemian Highway to Wildflour Bakery for bread. Being such an odd suggestion, and also in the general direction of home anyway, that's what we decided to do after hiking. Again, not disappointed. Literally this bakery is in the middle of nowhere off a highway, is only open a few days a week and had a long line out the door! We had no idea what to order so we went with Fougasse and Bohemian- one savory, one sweet. The Fougasse was both our favorite. The cheese was perfectly baked into the bread and just SO GOOD. The Bohemian was also great but it was just huge- I liked all the fruit and nuts in it, though. After that, we stopped at Pony Espresso, a little bit further down the road, for a fuel up and headed home to our toddler!

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Photos

Wildflour Bakery
Amazing Fougasse (cheesy bread) and the Bohemian

Wildflour Bakery
Very busy, cash only!

Pony Espresso
Coffee Pit Stop

Pony Espresso
Fat kitty

Comments

[D MJ Binkley]

We love this part of California
You'll have to read our blog from this area. Thanks for the memories.