Day 58 – We got up at 7:45 a.m., 39 degrees, sunny. It’s supposed to cloud up later today & rain for several days beginning tomorrow morning. We decided to go back to the trails off the scenic Drury Parkway this morning while the sun was still out. Before leaving, Rob took a couple of pictures of the birds at this campground.
The Birds! Klamath Camper Corral, Klamath, CA
Pine Siskin, Klamath Camper Corral, Klamath, CA
THOSE TREES! THOSE ELK! OH MY.
Day 57 – Beginning of Week 9. Rob got up at 7 a.m. & I got up around 7:45. It was 39 degrees & sunny when he got up. We’re going to take advantage of every non-rainy day that we have. Today we’re driving south to explore between Klamath and Orick. We were told about a very nice scenic highway through the redwood groves with lots of hiking trails & some prairie land where Roosevelt Elk are frequently seen grazing. Sounds like a good day.
HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN.
Day 56 – We were up at 7:20 a.m. It rained during the night. 40 degrees this morning, light rain. We’ll probably be staying inside today, catching up on things, and doing more laundry. There’s a nice little laundry room at this campground, very clean, 3 washers & 4 dryers. Since we have full hook-ups here, the kitties are happily ensconced on their electric heating pads. We’ll be here for a couple more days; we’re waiting for several items to arrive from an Amazon order – replacements for a couple of things we blew out at Panther Flat due to an improperly working inverter – our blender & our water-pik. Then when we’re camping further south in a bigger city, we’ll be replacing the problem inverter.
HELLO SUNSHINE!
Day 55 – We got up around 7 a.m., foggy, 38 degrees. The fog rapidly burned off & there was bright sunlight, no clouds. We’ve entered the rainy season for coastal northern CA (November thru April), and we’ve heard that it can rain everyday. We’ll take the sun when we can get it, and do our exploring & most of the picture-taking then. Soon enough we’ll be south where they can’t get enough rain, if any!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIRGINIA/MOM! WE HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY DINNER! SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
Day 54 – It rained all day today and it was 35 degrees this morning when we got up. It had rained a lot during the night & the ground was already soaked this morning. We’re right by the Klamath River which floods often. Initially it had looked like it was going to rain for six days straight, but now the weather forecast has it stopped tonight thru Saturday and not starting up again until Sunday morning. This campground is on acres of grass, very park-like, but we don’t want to get stuck in mud and puddles if it rains too much. The owner said if the River rises too much, he will ask us to move to higher ground.
Day 53 – We got up 7:30; 45 degrees, cloudy & foggy. Lots of rain was coming, & we had our coffee & got ready to depart for our next campground. The girls seemed a little confused; they’d gotten used to relaxing & lying around. They sensed with our activity that they’d soon be on the road again. We’re going to Klamath, 40 miles south & west of here, near the coast & the redwood trees.
40 miles