Paul and I enjoyed Thanksgiving with my aunt and uncle in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains. They live in a tiny town (population just over 400), but there's plenty to do and see in the area because of all the history.
We stayed in the town of Murphys where we walked around and saw a woodpecker filling a telephone pole with nuts for the winter.
Hanging out at Uncle Dale's waiting for Thanksgiving dinner.
We had breakfast at Grounds - yummy!
I liked the iron work outside the restaurant.
Picture of downtown Murphys.
We spent the day after Thanksgiving going to Ironstone Winery, which houses the largest crystalline gold nugget in the world. The nugget, weighing 44 pounds, was found in the nearby town of Jamestown.
The fall colors are still changing in the California foothills.
Paul and Uncle Dale at the winery.
After the winery we headed to Calaveras Big Trees State Park. It's a small park that has dozens of Giant Sequoias - the largest trees on earth. Here we are on the stump of one that was cut down decades ago to make a dance floor for visitors.
These are the marking that show how the giant tree was cut in order to bring it down.
Uncle Dale and Aunt Laurie at the base of one of the giants. The walkway was slushy due to recent snow.
Here's Paul at the bottom of one of the trees that had fallen naturally.
The family walking between one of the fallen giants.
Another tree that was damaged by humans decades ago just so they could drive their cars through the tree.
Pizza night in Angels Camp with my aunt's sister and mother.
It was a short, but fun, visit. Happy Thanksgiving!
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