Blogs from Redwood National Park, California, United States, North America - page 4

We left Crater Lake on a wonderfully sunny morning and were looking forward to going back into California. We were heading for the Redwood National Park which is in the Northern part of California, just out of Oregon. The drive down was very scenic and was only added to by the wonderful weather we were experiencing. As we entered California we started winding our way through Redwood forests that formed part of the state parks. We were staying in the Elk Prairie Creek Campground and when we arrived we found a nice little site nestled amongst the trees with a river running nearby. After we had setup camp we headed out to explore the Redwood forests in greater depth. We took a walk around the Lady Johnson Grove in the National Park. There was a pleasant ... read more

On July 6th, Eric and Caleb crossed the border, stopping briefly at Lady Bird Johnson Grove (in the Redwood National Forrest) en route to pick up the Third Amigo, Alex! The trees are simply astonishing, and we even saw a Banana Slug! The pictures tell the story more poetically than these words. Notice the diameter greater than Eric's height (insert poorly worded and inappropriate eric = midget joke here) and the fire sculpted shell of a tree. Quite suddenly, Alex called the duo informing them that weather in Atlanta would delay his arrival by another day. He was stuck in Salt Lake City until the following morning. The next day, Alex arrived in good form and on time (although technically delayed). As a measure of good form, they headed straight to the microbrewery and tasted all ... read more

Many Americans, if they think about hostels at all, think of them as something you do in Europe just after college—before you grow up and put away childish things like sharing dorm rooms with strangers. I’m not going to try to convince you that this is always a good thing—hell, I’m not always up for it—but it’s worth thinking about. In Boise, I stayed in a pretty private room in a semi-rural property with lush landscaping for $35. I got to meet the lovely lady who runs the place and feels a sense of mission to make travel more affordable and more personable for all of us. Near Klamath, Ca, the Redwoods Hostel is a renovated house from the turn of the century, located within Redwoods National Park, and just across from a wonderful beach—for $21. ... read more

From Petaluma KOA we headed North on the 101 on Monday (8/25). Due to some computer glitch, lost in cyber-space problem, we didn't have a campground reserved in the Redwoods, so we were hoping to make good time up to the park in order to secure a campsite. The drive in itself, was uneventful, and other than being long, was fairly nice. We knew that one particular campsite, Gold Bluffs, didn't take reservations, so we were planning on trying there first, and getting a campsite set up before checking out any of the visitor centers. When we arrived at the entrance to the park where the Gold Bluffs campground was located, we took a little tiny dirt road deep into the forest. As soon as we entered the trees, the light dimmed significantly. It reminded me ... read more

The drive up the coast of California was breathtaking. Until you see the Giant Redwoods in person there is no way you can understand how magnificent they are…… We camped at Humboldt Redwoods State Park; we had a wonderful site in the middle of the forest. The picture looking up the tree was at our camp site. The next day we headed to the Redwood National Forest and continued up the CA coast. We planned on heading up the coast to Seattle but……..Look at what I found on weather.com… ..AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON THIS EVENING AND ….. BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE INCOMING STORM IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND BEARS STRONG SIMILARITIES TO WINTER OR FALL WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE RELATIVELY ... read more