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This is our Southern California quick escape to Sonoma County.
Our first stop is Guerneville.
We're at the Armstrong Redwood State Natural Reserve.
This state park was established to preserve 805 acres of coast redwoods.
We're entering the visitors center.
This place contains the exhibits about the reserve's natural and cultural history.
[Ranger] Can any of you read?
[Ranger] So you read the clue. Here's clue number one.
And then you look at this part of the map and there is number one. You should fine number one.
We're doing a treasure hunt on the Pioneer Nature Trail.
Ok, for the first clue, it says the Parson Jones Tree is one of the tallest redwood trees in the park.
It is over 310 feet tall.
Look at it from across the road to see it from top to bottom.
Into the woods we go.
We found it.
This tree is taller than the length of a football field.
Now we're looking for a tree that looks like a dinosaur.
And Brother thinks he found it.
[Cousin] How is this a dinosaur?
Hey guys, watch out for the puddles.
My socks are full of mud.
Then we saw an exhibit of growth rings.
We found number three, the Johnson Stump.
Now we're heading on the Discovery Trail to look for number four.
Ok, number four clue is give our hug-a-tree a big hug. Feel the soft bark to say 'thank you for this redwood forest.'
[Brother] It is a little bit sticky.
This might be the hug-a-tree because it is really soft.
[All] Thank you for the redwood forest.
Let's go find the fifth treasure.
[Brother] Hey!
[Brother] There's a big thingy over here. Come over.
This is the oldest tree in the grove, estimated to be over 1,400 years old.
We're going on the Armstrong Nature Trail to find numbers six, seven, and eight.
This was an easy find.
Then Brother wanted to imitate a sasquatch.
[Brother] Aaarrrgh!!!
All of the sudden, rain started falling.
It's starting to pour. Ahhh!
It's hailing, OK! We need to get to the parking lot!
Shortly the rain stopped, but we were all soaked.
We returned to the visitors center to get a prize for the hunt.
We're driving to our next destination, Santa Rosa.
We're at the Sonoma County Museum.
First we're checking out the history museum.
The museum's exhibitions and collections document the region's rich land and history.
It looks like Charlie Brown's vase.
Let's go in the children's section.
There are many hands on exhibitions you can play with.
Cousin is touching some grizzly poop.
[Brother] Ok, Bigfoot.
[Brother] Aaarrrgh!!!
Now we're going to check out the art museum.
The museum's collections feature artists who have lived and worked in Northern California.
We're looking at sculptures made of fabricated and found objects.
This violin is coming to life as a person.
Now we're going to create some art of our own.
Ta da! Here are our masterpieces.
We're driving to our next destination.
We're at Green String Farm in Petaluma.
This is a sustainable farm focused on aiding natural processes to grow fruits and vegetables.
We're going to weigh some pumpkins.
Oh, two pounds.
And now it's Brother's turn.
[Cousin] Can you reach?
[Cousin] Oh, it's less than a pound.
Let me weigh one.
Ew, it's gooey!
[Cousin] Wait, what? It is?
We're heading to our last destination.
Now we're having dinner at Ramen Gaijin in Sebastopol.
This restaurant is committed to offering traditional techniques combined with the finest ingredients Sonoma County has to offer.
There are many cool art pieces that decorate the walls.
Brother, Cousin, and I are going to order from the kids menu.
I"m going to do some coloring.
First we're having some gyozas for appetizer.
I'm going to try a gyoza.
I like the gyoza because of the skin, how it's on top.
And it's like really crispy and flavorful.
[Cousin] I like the part about the gyoza is the skin of the gyoza is more unique than regular gyozas.
Our main course has arrived.
I'm going to take a bite of the pork belly.
The pork belly is really tender.
And flavorful.
And juicy.
I'm going to try the six minute egg.
It taste different from normal eggs.
Maybe it's because they cooked it for six minutes instead of five minutes.
Brother's eating fried chicken and he gives it his signature thumbs up.
My favorite part about this dinner was the six minute egg.
[Cousin] My favorite part was the fried chicken.
[Brother] My favorite was the pork belly.
Now it's time for dessert.
I ordered the black sesame ice cream.
Brother and cousin are having some tangerine sorbet.
It tastes delicious. It's like real black sesame.
And then on the side there's flakes.
And I'm going to try the matcha meringue.
It was so yummy that Brother cleared his plate.
We had a yummy time here.
Watch out for the tentacles!
Tentacles. Tentacles.
[Brother] Tentacles.
Tentacles.
[Brother] Tentacles.
Tentacles. Tentacles.
[Brother] Tentacles. Tentacles. Tentacles.