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Rocks and Redwoods
... homes and water towers, arty crafty shops and the house where they filmed "Murder She Wrote". Also filmed there was East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause. I was not disappointed - Mendocino was just delightful and we took time to have a walk around.
We arrived quite late at Trinidad to a tepid welcome from our host at View Crest and headed off to Trinidad itself to try and find some food as ...
Day 33 – “Ocean, In View!”
... Now there is a meal that we haven’t had nearly as often as I would have expected: oatmeal and cocoa. We eat it all the time when going on much shorter camping trips at home, but we bypassed it almost completely this month. I was glad to sneak it in today for old time’s sake.
I took a quick walk down to Manzanita Lake before the sun was all the way up, and shortly after getting back to the cabin a few deer ...
From Red Rocks to Redwoods
... were in the 60’s - which was OK if you were basking in the sun and out of the wind, but with the breeze off the ocean, we took to quoting Mark Twain: “coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco”. The temperature differential between the coast in Elk, Ca and our friends home 10 miles inland is about 30 degress F. when the fog is in. Still, we have only had one overcast, drizzling day at Bodega Bay – which was enjoyable for the novelty of ...
Tree Hugging: Redwood Parks
... We were on the road by ten and an hour north, we entered Humboldt Redwood State Park. I was surprised to learn that this is where the Avenue of the Giants is located. I had just assumed it was in the National Park. We headed to the Visitors Center awe-struck as we drove along the majestic road. It was only by looking up through our sunroof that we could see the tops of the Redwoods that lined the street. The Visitor Center recommended that we go to ...
Redwood National and State Park
... but luckily we didn't fall and get all muddy. They provided walking sticks for us which were very useful. When we got to the end of the trail we headed out by going through the Trail of Tall Tales. The Trail of Tall Tales is full of wood carvings done by a chainsaw and it tells the story of Paul and his friends. The carvings were all pretty cool to see.
After finishing up at the Trees of Mystery we headed to the Drive Thru Tree. This is a tree that you ...
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