Eureka
Travel Blogs from Eureka, United States
Redwood
So last night we slept in the car, needless to say two people sleeping in a car not that comfortable. We had some beer left over from the night in Portland and I figured that would help me sleep better. Nope. Two things are ...
how do I pronounce this town?
... sagt eigentlich schon alles. Der 'Altstadt-Teil' belaeuft sich auf drei Strassen, nicht spektakulaer. Wir waren italienisch essen. Auf dem Weg nach Eureka haben wir uns die Redwood Trees angesehen, sind auf der Avenue of Giants gefahren, super schoen. ...
Memphis TN to Eureka Springs AR - 519km
... together. We had lost 1hour 30mins repairing the car and would now have to drive the remaining 100 miles very slowly into Eureka Springs for the overnight halt. The road was long....every moment we were waiting for another clank which would signal the ...
Day 5 - EUREKA!!
... to the trip ... the lady in the Shell station recommended taking the I-5 south to Redding and then the scenic 299 into Eureka ... this posed a small problem as the route I had planned had a couple of small differences ... Redding was south and my route ...
Almost perfect day
... very little traffic and smooth pavement.....if we would of had straight tail winds it would of been the perfect day..... We got into Eureka around 5:30pm and at our same motel as a few days ago.....Ramona was getting her Bike Friday put together and I put ...
On our way to El Paso
... mail them; there, Julie ran in to some old acquaintances. We stopped briefly in Orick in an abortive attempt to find a restroom and pressed on to Eureka. We arrived in Eureka at 7:00 and went to dinner at Sea Grill, where we had a very nice meal ... ...
Day 6 - Eureka Again!
... and buildings...and great people. (pic's included of the Gingerbread House). When this ride was done...so were we. Back in Eureka for the night. Pool, hot tub and steak at the Lost Coast Brewery. Now everyone knows Todd is the beer drinker and ...
Northwest Arkansas
... is, Ginger wanted to stop at the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge Center, a few miles south of our day's destination, Eureka Springs. What a wonderful experience! TCWR provides refuge to abandoned, abused and neglected animals, one of the largest of about ...
This went fast.
This went fast. Took only two days, but I was walking a lot. Meet some nice rangers that offered me ...
less than a week...
I got less than a week left before our vacation starts...will be juggling 5 nights of graveyard shift and finishing packing during day...imabe tired. its ok...white sand beaches will make it ...
Crook
... white box at the end of the day, all you want to do is be stationary again but in the horizontal position. The drive to Eureka was beautiful. Once I left Fresno, I made a stop in San Jose to pick up my Dad who spent 2 nights with his girlfriend ...
The Beginning
This is just the beginning of an amazing adventure that will hopefully have a large impact on my life. To start I feel it is necessary to introduce myself and let you get to know me so you may better understand why I'm choosing the path I will take. My ...
Weil die Bäume hoch sind und diese Tiere groß sind
... den Platz verlassen hat. Sehr cool! Tja, danach waren wir dann so müde, dass wir beschlossen, gleich in unser Motel nach Eureka (ja, die Stadt heißt wirklich so!) zu fahren. Wir waren noch in einem total niedlichen Lokal Abendessen, dass "Looking Glass ...
Big Trees & Oysters...
... was centrally located and was next to a tourist information center that would be good to get hiking info. I finally got into Eureka after deciding that I was only going to get more depressed that I couldn't stay and spent the afternoon in downtown ...
Eureka!
Another strange place, looks like we're not in the Bay Area anymore! Still in the heart of what seems hippie country! Old town was nice but small and kind of overrated. Hotel was really nice too... there were some bums outside in the morning ...
Day 11
... along the beach. Then we went to the Tall Trees Grove where we walked around some of the tallest redwood trees. We then finished our day with a stroll through a canyon covered with moss and ferns. We drove to Eureka, California where we spent the ...
Lets take this short cut...
Grandma notes: We stopped here to visit the Blue Ox Millworks. I saw first human run saws from 1868-1968. We then traveled on Rt 1 by the ocean bluffs, then the RV went over land to join up on Rt 101 by way of a road ...
Day 2
... go off, so I missed out on my much-anticipated beach run. I'll have to replace that with a run around beautiful (?) downtown Eureka. The long drive today was broken up by a couple of stops. Our first was at a lovely overlook coming down ...
Catching Crabs
Continued driving south across the Californian border through some amazing red wood forests and rugged coastal scenery. The sunshine finally came out allowing us to wear t shirts! Again, delicous seafood was avialable the whole way down the ...
California Coast: Oregon border to Arcata
Explored the lighthouses, hiked in the Redwoods, wandered Arcata, and visited a lumber mill in ...
I've found it! Nowhere!
... with today's drive. I got that feeling as soon as I left the Tahoe basin. It's all new land now. We arrived here in Eureka about 5pm, just as the sun was going down, "the friendliest town on the loneliest road". There's one hotel, one restaurant, one ...
Eureka!!!! Warmer weather!
... card even though we aren't residents...we got driving straight away. The plan for the morning was to drive down the 101 to Eureka with detours for scenic routes within the redwood national park. We took the roof off and enjoyed the sunshine! First time ...
Not exactly in the plan - Eureka
... ; I wanted to stop and poke around the Redwoods, but I felt like I should press on. As soon as I rolled into the town of Eureka, I knew something was really wrong. The van started to shimmy and shake – as if I had a bad flat or the wheel ...
Best Western Humboldt Bay
... we were not prepared for the amount of noise in this place. It is situated in the center of the main drag of Eureka. Westbound on one side of the hotel and East bound on the other. All day trucks and other noisy vehicles went by. ...
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
... spirits. I’m not in another country, but I am surrounded by animals that are. Less than 15 minutes south of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is a haven for neglected big cats. And when I say big cats, I’m ...

