Emily wanted a camping trip as an (early) birthday celebration, so I took her and a couple of her buddies up to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, only an hour or so from home. It was a beautiful weekend though very cold at night. We did a magnificent 10-mile hike to Berry Creek Falls and back - highly recommended. It was also prime Banana Slug sighting season - the girls counted 210 of the beasts on our hike.