THE MAJESTIC REDWOODS.
Day 165 – Last night when Rob was attempting to upload yesterday’s pictures to the blog post, we discovered that we didn’t have enough signal for an internet connection. Therefore, unless the signal picks up, we won’t be able to post the blog until we leave here. The way things stand now, it will probably be Sunday or Monday before we can send the blog out.
Continue readingDay 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
3 PONDS & SALMON??
Day 52 – 39 degrees & foggy this morning. One more day of exploring & then we must leave; gotta find a dump station somewhere. (We now know we can make it at least six nights without dumping, something we needed to know before future BLM camping in the desert.) Some heavy rain is coming this way beginning early tomorrow a.m. So today we’ll wait till the sun burns the fog off, pay our $7.50 for tonight, and head out to find three ponds.
BOO! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Day 51 – It was 42 degrees today & foggy when we got up. We waited until the fog lifted around 10 a.m. before leaving for a day of birding. We followed the directions in the “Oregon Coast Birding Trail” booklet; the end included a section on the California Redwoods Birding Trail. We headed northwest to the coast near Smith River, going first to Alexandre EcoDairy Farm, a lovely stretch of farmland and pasture with gravel roads and a pond. According to the Guide, a small herd of American Bison roam the fields. Oh, Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam………never mind, we didn’t see any.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GAYLE! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN MARCH! DID YOU GET THE TEXTS? NO INTERNET CONNECTION & LOUSY PHONE CONNECTION; TOOK A CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT RECEIVE TEXTS……
Day 50 – Beginning of Week 8 – Redwood Trees! We got up at 7:30 a.m., 46 degrees & sunny. Today we will explore the redwood forest by car and on foot. There’s an area in Redwood National Park which has been recommended to us by several people. It’s a dirt road, Howland Hill Road; it’s located near Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. An incredibly scenic drive, there was a turnout & small parking lot about 4 miles in where you can park at the trail head and walk through Stout Grove, home to some of the most magnificent old growth redwood trees available for people to easily walk to.
Day 49 – Colder this morning, 48 degrees and foggy, 7:30 a.m. Very wet out & overcast when we left for some more exploring – this time heading west on 199 to French Hill Road (County Route 411) and straight up a mountain on an unpaved road. Our goals for the day had been to drive to the other campgrounds & dispersed camping areas off Highway 199 & west of Panther Flat, taking a long loop drive on County Routes 405 & 427, back to the 199.
CALIFORNIA DREAMING.
Day 48 – 50 degrees at 8 a.m., sunny and calm. Very quiet here even though later last night several campsites were filled, people came in and quietly set up, then left again this morning. Quick overnight stays, I guess. One loop of this campground is closed for the season – the one closer to the highway; this loop is open all year – closer to the River. Rob put the California sticker on the campground map, extending the spaces filled to the west coast.
Added California
BYE BANANA BELT.
Day 47 – Up at 7:40, the crows stomping on the RV roof, kitties all a-twitter. 48 degrees & foggy. Leaving what they call “the banana belt” today (also known around here as weather caused by the “Chetco Effect”). The weather is what brings lots of retirees here to live, mild and not too hot in the summer, not too cold in the winter with occasional light (if any) snow. It’s very beautiful & the weather has been ideal, even in late October. There’s also no sales tax in Oregon – that helps.
41 miles