Today, we decided to explore the beautiful Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. To avoid early morning traffic on Highway 17, we woke up early and headed to the park around 9:00 am.
It's one of the few California State Parks that allows dogs. Last week, we went to Shoreline and were disappointed to learn that no dogs are allowed, as it's considered a wildlife sanctuary.
There is a nice Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park map located here.
"Pipeline Road" is a beautiful road with many giant redwoods. Even though it was a scorching day, the tree cover was substantial, and we never felt overheated. We didn't see many animals on the trail - only occasional birds and other dogs.
We walked a few miles on the trail (by the narrow stream) until we arrived at the overlook.
After our long walk, we drove to Santa Cruz to get lunch downtown. After deliberation, we decided to try lunch at the well-rated Gabriella Cafe.
We needed a restaurant with a patio to eat with Maya.
I ordered the highly recommended Coquellas. It's a Mexican dish with fried eggs, black beans, tortillas, and avocados. It was delicious and spicy.
Inna ordered "Housemade Pappardelle Bolognese" and was impressed with the freshly made pasta.
Alex ordered a burger and was impressed with the quality of the beef and the freshly made bun.
After our delicious lunch, we stopped by Penny Ice Creamery for some delicious, freshly made ice cream (the Best in Santa Cruz).
Inna and I both really liked the Raspberry Chocolate ice cream! We could see that it was freshly made, and nothing beats freshly made ice cream!
After finishing the ice cream, we headed to the Santa Cruz beach for more walking.
Maya ran around the beach, chasing incoming waves.
I shot some videos of Maya playing with other dogs on the beach. She usually prefers to play by herself.
It's one of the few California State Parks that allows dogs. Last week, we went to Shoreline and were disappointed to learn that no dogs are allowed, as it's considered a wildlife sanctuary.
Since our friend's beautiful sheltie, Maya, was with us, we had to find dog-friendly trails. We followed the "Pipeline Road" trail to the trail overlook. This trail is next to the "Redwood Grove Overlook Trail" and allows dogs. Another permitted trail horses, and we saw a few horses on that trail.
There is a nice Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park map located here.
"Pipeline Road" is a beautiful road with many giant redwoods. Even though it was a scorching day, the tree cover was substantial, and we never felt overheated. We didn't see many animals on the trail - only occasional birds and other dogs.
We walked a few miles on the trail (by the narrow stream) until we arrived at the overlook.
There was not much to see at the overlook, so we decided to head back. The total distance of our hike was about 4 miles.
After our long walk, we drove to Santa Cruz to get lunch downtown. After deliberation, we decided to try lunch at the well-rated Gabriella Cafe.
We needed a restaurant with a patio to eat with Maya.
I ordered the highly recommended Coquellas. It's a Mexican dish with fried eggs, black beans, tortillas, and avocados. It was delicious and spicy.
Inna ordered "Housemade Pappardelle Bolognese" and was impressed with the freshly made pasta.
Alex ordered a burger and was impressed with the quality of the beef and the freshly made bun.
After our delicious lunch, we stopped by Penny Ice Creamery for some delicious, freshly made ice cream (the Best in Santa Cruz).
Inna and I both really liked the Raspberry Chocolate ice cream! We could see that it was freshly made, and nothing beats freshly made ice cream!
After finishing the ice cream, we headed to the Santa Cruz beach for more walking.
I shot some videos of Maya playing with other dogs on the beach. She usually prefers to play by herself.
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