Blogs from Redwood National Park, California, United States, North America

Spent time in the area on our travels down the West Coast. The weather was good except for the winds were high a few days. This location will be one we will revisit. The pictures do not do it justice.... read more

blog 10-02-17 Redwoods to Russion River We didn't get up til way after 7 but were on the road by 9:20 am. Heading south on 101 all the way to our next stop which will be Russion River. The road was 4 lanes for a time then down to 2 lanes as it wound through the Redwood Forest and the giant trees. As we went into the forest the light was very limited and we had to take off our sunglasses to see well. Then when you came out it was almost blinding it was so light. The speed limit on 101 was 65 on the 4 lane stretches and down to 25 sometimes on the 2 lane stretches winding your way through the Redwoods. It was not boring and definately not a highway to fall ... read more

Vandaag hebben we gewandeld. 28 km. Daarmee is het eigenlijk gezegd. Voor de geinteressseeeerden het was in de wouden waar jurasic park gefilmd is. Super oude en grote bomen. Nog meer varens. Watervalletjes en nog meer dingen waarvan je enkel kon genieten als je stilstaat. Het pad bestond uit wortels en keien die constant je aandacht eisen. We wandelden helemaal tot aan het strand, waar we onze voetzolen verbrandden aan het hete zwarte zand. Het was ook oppassen voor de grote Elk (herten), die we jammergenoeg niet te zien kregen. Hoedanook spectaculaire wandeltocht waarna we spectaculair moe waren. Camping gezocht want een douche kondenen we alledrie gebruiken. Twas zo een. Trailer camping met een tent waarin zon gekke misvieringen gedaan worden, dikke americans in golfkarretjes en oude hippies die ons vertelden over hun marihuanna teelt van ... read more

With our map and guide to Redwood National Park we set out on another day of adventure. We drove to a couple of locations known for elk and I must say it felt like we hit the bonanza with the elk.... read more

Today is the second and last day with the redwoods. Kris wants to see tidepools on the beach...just like Monterey and Acadia both a couple of years back, it's always fun to watch the kids explore. We have two options: hike to the beach on Damnation Trail or drive to a place called Enderts Beach. This highly recommended trail in the guidebooks is only a couple of miles to the beach (then a couple back!) but rated as strenuous since it's a pretty steep elevation difference along the way. The tidepools at Enderts are rated as some of the best around. Unsurprisingly, Enderts Beach wins so we head up there early enough to make the 45-minute drive (the entire redwoods area is long north-south and takes over an hour to travel by car) in time to ... read more