Travel Blogs from Crescent City, United States
Drive through tree
... a ride of 357 kilometers today. There are quite a few Motels to choose from on the main highways in the tourist towns, and Crescent City is a harbour fishing town. 23.04.2010 Being in a nice seaside town like Crescent City prompted a walk to the ...
Crater Lake
... lake was covered by fog for about an hour until the fog started to go away. It was something to see, but that was about it. Afterwards we drive to Crescent City California. We passes through the Redwoods National Forest. We found a hotel and went to ...
California, here we are!
... forests and along the ugly and murky Klamath River. Once we enter California again we start to see the huge trees of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, but it is dark and we get a motel room in Crescent City and hope to see some more redwoods ...
Days 76 & 77: Oregon coast
We hit the Pacific Ocean at Cannon Beach, a charming seaside village that was overrun with Sunday revelers from Portland, but we eventually found a parking spot & table, and enjoyed the first fish & chips meal we can remember having in ...
I'm Sitting in A Holding Tank Called The Lions Den
On the road to Crescent City you encounter many things. You have to stop every couple of miles to check out more of that gorgeous Oregon Coast. Then you get to the border of California and there is a border patrol set up. What am I going ...
Tall and green
Redwood country is just across the border in California and we found a great campsite under Redwood trees in the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Old Jed knew a good tree when he saw one - California Coastal Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are ...
Giants All Around Us!
I underestimated how much time it would take to maintain this blog, particularly with only intermittent access to the internet... As such, entries from California Redwood country will be made up almost exclusively of a few photos. The truth is that they ...
From the Redwood Forests...
... among the majestic redwoods in two very nice state parks---Humboldt Redwoods and Jedediah Smith. Our stay at Jed Smith (near Crescent City, CA) unexpectedly stretched into four days. The first day we spent traveling in the car north into Oregon, ...
Beach Bums
After leaving Anna's house we decided to take some back roads to the beach. I had the option an my GPS to take the short route or the fast route. I had an idea that the short route would take a little bit longer but I wasn't expecting gravel and dirt. We ...
Maribeth's White Trash Spectacular Day
... , we were both more than ready to stop (after a short agriculture checkpoint…) when we finally reached the shifty looking town of Crescent City, California. We have been so good about not eating a lot of fast food on the trip. Most stops have been ...
Crater Lake to Crescent City, California
... ;t care, Snape is still the best character). Tomorrow we head down to Redwood National Forest, about an hour and a half south of Crescent City along the coast. Probably no wireless there, but after that we’re in San Francisco for two days and will ...
The Ents and White Knuckles in Redwood
We arrived in Crescent City, California yesterday at about 5:00 or so. The drive on U.S. 199 from Interstate 5 to our campground was very stressful for Chuck and Jeff - lots of hills and twists and turns. These big RVs have their pros and ...
Northern California...................
... never dropped below half after this, and we never paid more than $4.50 again!! Californian countryside en route to Crescent City didn't change a huge amount, consisting of wooded wilderness areas and smallish towns. All very pleasant and with more ...
Es geht los / It goes on
... vom heissen Landesinneren and die deutlich kaeltere Kueste um Eureka, von wo ich durch die Parks des Redwood N. P. bis nach Crescent City fahre. Nebel ist hier zwar jeden Tag vorhanden, doch die Fahrt von Crescent C. entlang der Schotterstrasse Howland ...
Ironic Isolation
... revelation. We’re now chugging toward the border, toward Crescent City and Eugene and Portland and beyond. We have eight days to get to Vancouver, have perhaps three covers in ...
17ème jour ou la CALIFORNIE
... And take a canadian time meal. Before the dusk we catch a Starbucks coffee, yes there are some in California ! Especially one in Crescent City, CA. We stayed there for a while, organizing our schedule for the next days, and then looked for a place to ...
Redwoods
Yesterday we continued heading north, past San Francisco (we have visited there previously), and through the Napa Valley with its miles and miles of vineyards. We camped overnight in Redwood Valley, at the Golden Rule RV Park, alongside ...
Crescent City, CA Hypothesis...
... in my life! I could live in there with the fairies and trolls forever and be quite happy; however, I will never return to Crescent City, CA. Heading out first thing in the morning for Gold Beach, OR for a couple of nights. The ...
The Redwoods
... stop for the day, Crescent City. After checking into our motel a short 20-30mins later we decided to go in search of a coffee. Crescent City isn't a big place, but we managed to find a Starbucks, right by a Home Depot store. So, after our coffee we ...
Avenue of the Giants
Avenue of the Giants Leaving Ukiah, Navi online, Bonnie and I roll out. We are heading north on US Highway 101. As we go there are more twisties and curves. Some were hidden under welcoming trees, while others switched back along the leeward ...
Have you ever hugged a giant?
... , giant sequoias and dawn redwoods (found in China). We hung out with the coastal redwoods while in Northern California (Crescent City). Went on a hike through Stout Grove in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park (you will recognize the forest as ...
Eugene Whirlwind
My next three and a half days in Eugene were mostly fun and completely busy. I spent all day attending the Environmental Law Conference, running errands, and organizing my rig. I spent all night with UO friends. It was go, go, go. I slept from early ...
This Land is Your Land
... ! So we really didn’t get rolling on the road until 11:00. Lola (our GPS) tells us to drive 317 miles on route 101 to Crescent City. Our campground is literally on 101, so it’s a straight shot up the coast today! Not too far up the road we did ...
Elk, Whales, and Fountain Coke
... !! To some of you that’s not a big deal. If you know me, you know that’s a big deal for me. Jackpot! Crescent City has a Subway…now Mama’s happy once again. We go back to the camper, make delicious homemade pizza for supper, take a ...
Old Growths
We were fortunate enough to get a ride from Chris in to the park. The road approaching was pretty dangerous. The redwoods here were far bigger and older than the ones in Humbolt. They are said to have been around when Jesus walked the earth, giving them ...
A Big Blue Lake
Info to come when I'm not so tired to think and type... sorry Oh by the way researched the meaning of the Robinson surname today ... 7th century Anglo-Saxon! Hey ho. So we left Eugene and headed along the Willamette Highway following the river and ...
Camp No More
... a fantastic viewpoint which really showed off how the fog from the coast can block your view of everything around! From there we went to Crescent City and checked in to a Motel which was right on the coast. Motels definitely get a bad rep from the movies. ...
The Redwood Forest and Crescent City
We just finished our two days in the Redwoods. Those are some really big trees! :-) In fact, the hotel we stayed at was built out of a single Redwood. Sad and neat at the same time... Also, Graham says its the perfect hipster hotel- you'll see in the ...
Redwood National and State Parks
The Northern California Coast Redwoods are the world's tallest living tree on earth. The Park features the first, second, third, and sixth tallest known trees in the world along with 40 miles of rugged coastline, grass prairies and oak woodlands. ...

