Blogs from Crescent City, California, United States, North America - page 4

Obfuscator writes: There's not much to say about this day. We left Seattle in the morning, and drove until 10:00 PM, for about 12 hours in the car all told. We drove down I-5 until close to Oregon border, where we detoured west to the coast. We picked up US-101 South, and followed it all the way down the Oregon coast. It rained for the whole first part of the day, which made it . . . slow and unpleasant. Eventually it started to clear up though, and so we were able to see how beautiful the Oregon coast really is. We didn't have time in this leg to stop and check it out, unfortunately, so I think we both mentally added it to our lists of things to see in the future. We pressed on ... read more

We woke to a nice but cold day. Crossed the Oregon/California line and found ourselves in Crescent City. Again my sister was more adventurous than me so we ended up wading across the rocks to a little lighthouse called Battery point lighthouse. The local lighthouse keeper gave us a little tour round even though it was closed. Nowdays the light is a 700w electic bulb which flashs for 26 second intervals day and night. I found some mountain biking tracks just down the road so checked it out. It was a coastal route, so you had to climb up a steep almost unridable route until you were at cliff level but the ride was worthwhile after that, winding slightly downhill and through redwoods and spruce trees with the ocean popping between the trees at certain intervals. ... read more

Well these are some beautiful trees. The most massive peices of wood I have ever seen. Most are at least 8 feet across and must be hundreds of feet tall. Amazing!!... read more

This morning Allen was reluctant to leave the warm sheets behind, but after much persistence and the promise of tree-hugging in his immediate future, he braved the cold shower and followed Marce in her quest for breakfast. We paid a brief visit to the motel lobby and found Nick, dressed in a towel, blessing the lobby area with Champa incense. We gathered our blessing-sprinkled continental breakfast and continued our drive to the town of Legget on Pacific Coast Highway 1. The Pacific Coast Highway, now more often called The Redwood Highway, meanders through spectacular vistas, following the turbulent Eel River and cutting through towering Redwood Forests. Our first close-up encounter with the tallest living beings on earth happened at the World Famous “Drive-thru” Redwood Tree in Legget. There we drove Aveo, our trusty steed, through the ... read more