Monday, November 14, 2016

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!

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