Eureka, United States Travel Blogs

Pacific Coast and Redwood Highway
Jul 19, 2008 (108 photos)

Sorry its taken so long to update this page, Oregon has the least amount of coverage of anywhere we have been yet! So anyway, we headed north up the Pacific Coast Hightwayfrom San Francisco, stunning as the pictures show.... Only things worth ...

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dec 23, 2007 (1 photos)

Mom says we are going to take the rest of the year off and that apparently includes letting me write you on the blog. So, please check back with us after the first as we continue our journey down the California coast. We wish all of our friends a ...

Koty Gets Pre-empted!
Dec 23, 2007 (3 photos)

Hello Everyone! Kinsey Barnard here. I've gotten Koty to allow me a little air time as there was something I wanted to share with you that wouldn't be easy for Koty to talk about since the subjects is cats. Koty sees them as prey objects. I see them as ...

Last night on the road
Jul 25, 2009 (1 photos)

Not too many miles today, just about 440. This is a really nice KOA, with a good pool, nice playground, and well maintained grounds.  But what I like best is that my cabin has air conditioning!  I'm glad I have a cabin, because this campground ...

Eureka ! A successful border crossing AGAIN
Aug 5, 2007 (5 photos)

... one nite stand but the best news is we crossed the border to the old US of A again successfully- The "quilt show" was here in Eureka Montana where we spent the first night back in the US. The town is 250 people big, and I think all of them were here at ...

We've made it to Eureka!
Dec 20, 2007 (4 photos)

Well, holy moly, we finally have made it to Eureka and Verizon Broadband! I can't begin to tell you how much this will improve my quality of life! My mom, not known for her patience, finally has access to decent internet speed. She gets sooo cranky she ...

Eureka, California
May 9, 1992 (3 photos)

... up and restored onto new perches, speaks for the quality of the original builder's craftsmanship. Later, almost sundown, I came to Eureka (Latin; I have found it.).The weather had turned bitter cold, with gale winds. I was tired, cold and dirty. I ...

Eureka - Tag 1/2 (prov. Titel)
Jul 5, 2007

EINTRAG NOCH NICHT ERFASST

Eureka - Tag 2/2 (prov. Titel)
Jul 6, 2007

EINTRAG NOCH NICHT ERFASST

Carry on Son, Carry On, there'll be time to rest
Jul 31, 2006

I am going to be going back to the Ordway entry, but like this trip I must move forward when given the opportunity. Kansas has been hot, windy, humid, and flat, with that beginning to change, well at least the flat part anyway. The hills have begun to ...

Eureka!!!!!
Aug 9, 2007 (7 photos)

... I have to say that my dad's smoked ribs are better.  After lunch we drove through the touristy little town of Eureka Springs.  We did a little shopping and window shopping in the cute stores in downtown. We couldn't shop long though as we ...

Ferndale and Fishing Cape Mendocino
Aug 18, 2008 (25 photos)

  8/17/08                 At last work seems to be smoothing out, leaving us sane enough to once again venture off of the couch.  This weekend we celebrated our ...

The Taylor's house
Aug 21, 2009 (3 photos)

Eureka!
Jul 20, 2008 (12 photos)

07/19/08        The trip to Eureka, CA was long and hot.  The northern forest fires forced many road closures and detours, which added another 4 hours to our 20 hour trip.  We were finally greeted at the end with ...

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!
Jan 5, 2008 (3 photos)

... tell you about another adventure that we had. We decided to try heading south to see what we could see. Not too far south of Eureka we found The Avenue of the Giants. This is a drive that takes you through the oldest, virgin stand of redwoods in the world! ...

We're at Eureka!!!
Jun 22, 2009 (5 photos)

... people out surfing, and some lovely beaches this way with heaps of flat sand. No cars on the beaches here either! We arrived in Eureka about 6.00 pm - having taken our time to get here. The longest we have been in the car yet I think. Eureka has a ...

Jun 13, 2009
Jun 13, 2009 (20 photos)

Its been a long time since we could get to proper internet.  On this, our first day in california, we happened to have a good connection, but decided to wait 'til the next night to upload the message. Well you all see how that turned out. We drove ...

Day Two Hundred!
May 14, 2005

Motel 6.

The Mad Dash to San Diego
Jul 30, 2007 (14 photos)

... the beach big and quiet. Humboldt County? Hum? A bit far from "civilization" but interesting and with potential. After Eureka I sped through San Francsico, stopping to see Conrad and Steven, and spent the night somewhere in the Central Valley off the ...

Still in Eureka!
Jan 4, 2008 (4 photos)

Hope you all had a great holiday season. We are still in Eureka, California. We were supposed to be headed out by now. But just as we got ready to go, along came a lot more storms. You know how mom loves to drive the RV in the wind and rain! So, we will ...

Believe it Or Not
Jul 31, 2005

Back on the road, southwards via the coast. We enter our third state, California, soon after leaving Ashland in the morning, and while I am still having a go at winning the "sleeping in car, number of hours in a trip" award, every time I wake up there is ...

San Francisco To The Giant Redwoods
Aug 21, 2005 (28 photos)

... some nice fish - Stewart went for the clams hoping they were scallops...but no...cockles. Day 297 Tuesday 23/08/05 Eureka - Fort Bragg A really poor continental breakfast (sliced muffins & OJ) and an hours drive took us to the Redwood National ...

Eureka.... we've found it!
May 16, 2008

 After leaving the closed camp site it was back onto Route 50. We ended up for the night in a town called Eureka approximately 77 miles from Ely the apparent 'New York" of the US50 so only 10 people then! Eureka is a small town spanning one street ...

EUREKA!!!!! -- california...
May 26, 2007

Eureka wasnt the greatest town, it was big-ger than the others, but thankfully it led us to a great one!

Day Forty-One: Behind Bars
Jul 19, 2000 (3 photos)

... 9:48 - Still on the road. Stopped off to take a piss. The singing bass fish was in the gas station! It's hilarious. 11:06 - In Eureka, CA at a Taco Bell that's open 24 hrs/day! There is a god! Miles check: 9,052 miles traveled! Good Lord that's a lot. ...

Eureka
Oct 29, 2007 (3 photos)

... both our ages !! We progressed through the Sonoma, Mendocino and then Humboldts counties until at night we found a small motel in Eureka. Listen, its true - I couldn't dream up half of these place names!! Why - I wanted to see some of the tallest ...

West Coast road trip begins
Jul 16, 2006 (3 photos)

We spent ten days driving up the coast until we hit the Olympic Peninsula. For once in our lives I can honestly say we were in the right place at the right time. The rest of the country was experiencing a melting heat wave whilst we stuck to the the much ...

South Oregon coast and into California
Mar 9, 2008 (2 photos)

We left Bandon for the southern end of the Oregon coast and stopped many times along the way at Cape Blanco, Port Orford, Cape Sebastian to marvel at the Pacific views and the coastal stacks.  From there we hit Redwood country and went into Jedidiah ...

road trip 9/10
Oct 3, 2007 (23 photos)

... and even though he went on a bit, he did us a good deal and checked the rest of the van for us. Back on the road heading south for Eureka, 4 hrs north of San Francisco, this is where we have stopped for tonight to give Betty a rest and us a rest.

Travelling Home to get back to School :(
Sep 6, 2005

travelling