Trips for Trees

Dorothy wanted to drive up to town to have someone along on the annual "Hunt for the Elusive Red Fir" Christmas trees.  We were hoping to get up into elevations that are the environment for such a creature, but were unwilling to get stuck, so we settled for a lower species.  It was lots of fun and got into the holiday spirit.  We went back up again today to get 2 more trees, only this time, we only got to the junction of the Squirrel Creek Road (25N18) to the 25N29 road, below Argentine Rock Lookout.

 November 18, 2016 - Friday

This site met us as we drove up the road.

Argentine Rock Fire Lookout

I got out to see if we could breast this rock.  Nope.  I moved it.

The road less travelled.

Neon trees

Dorothy with tree, in hat

A little pond we found in the woods when stopping to reconnoiter.

Ice Patterns

Dorothy named this "orange peel ice"

We had to stop and check out this puddle.  Neither of us poked it!

Patterns

Cones in the tree tops

November 22, 2016 Tuesday

Argentine Rock Lookout.  It looks a little different that it did on Friday

Huge slash pile ready for wetter weather

Overlooking American Valley

Attempt at a snowman

There's that snowman again! 

Where we parked.  The view is lovely

You can't see the colors, but this is a rainbow around the sun.

Getting ready to load up, but one more tree must be found.

And there it is!!!

Kinley at Halloween

Travis and Kristine came over the other day before Halloween.  Kristine is so clever and cute.  She dressed Kinley as a chick.  Here are a few pictures.

Grant's pictures from our trip to the Northern Coast of California - November 8-11, 2016

These pictures are winnowed from over 350 of Grant's collection of our trip.  I tried not to post duplicates of what I took in the next post down, but instead to include his unique point of view.

We stopped to check out the views as we descended out of the mountains into the Buttes

Mount Lassen in the distance

The foliage is subtly beautiful

The motel we stayed at in Klamath.  There was no Wi-Fi or cell service; just what we needed

Our comfortable lodgings for our first night on the coast

Day 2 - Prairie Creek Redwood State Park, Fern Canyon, Gold Bluffs Beach, Wilson Creek Beach, Crescent City.

Roosevelt Elk grazing near Fern Canyon

Kiss Kiss?

Ferns grow everywhere here.

At the start of Fern Canyon

The opening to Fern Canyon

Our friend wandered down to the beach

Gold Bluffs Beach

On the sand with my orange collection bag (for good stuff)

One end of an old railroad tie

Awesome!

When we stopped at the Trees of Mystery museum, Grant took different pictures that I did. I share a few.

Wilson Creek Beach

Crescent Beach

Crescent Beach Motel, right on the beach!

View from the deck outside our room.

A perfect ending to a perfect day

Day 3 - We stayed fairly locally for the day.  We drove into Crescent City, visited the Lighthouse, went back to Wilson Creek Beach, and walked along Crescent Beach, checking the tides and finding "art".

Morning Light

Gulls & Terns

How does it hold it's foot up so long?  And why?

Baby Tern

Mama Tern

Grant liked this gull's tail feathers

Fishing boat

The famous Crescent City Lighthouse

Back at Wilson Creek Beach

We spent the rest of the afternoon on Crescent Beach

That's a fish he's guarding!

Good night!

Day 4 - We had our coffee and cigs on the beach before packing up and heading south.  We stopped one last time to see high tide on Wilson Creek Beach, and stopped again in Weaverville to visit the museum and stretch our legs.

Wilson Creek Beach

On the way home

Weaverville and the Museum

Water cannon used in hydraulic mining

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Hope everyone had a happy Veteran's Day!  We had a blast!