Got behind again so in reverse order...
Incredible drive down the 101 and onto the 1. Left early for a laundry stop in Eureka--it was predicted to rain. Tried to find a local cafe for breakfast within walking but settled on McD's. Driving through the redwoods, even though I have now been here for almost a week, is still awe inspiring. I saw a sign just as I entered the 1 at Legett saying (I think) no trailer tow greater than 40 feet. I'm 50 feet with F150 Tow vehicle and the 27 foot Airstream plus bikes. If that's what it said, it was too late--there was no turnoff. It was a stunning road going between coastal views, cypress tree tunnels, and grassy bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The truck and trailer handled the twisty turny up and down drive just fine! I wish I could have shot some video, though.
I arrived at Surfwood Campsite of McKerricher State Park with a campground backing onto an ocean view. The clientele had definitely changed after Labor day with families returning home to school and work, leaving the parks to us oldies. This place had several nice features: A boardalk overlooking the pacific where we saw harbor seals playing around in th ewater and tons of brown pelicans. I particularly liked the stairway to the tide pools where I, with the help of a young family (homeschoolers?) found 5 kinds of starfish, not to mention sea snails, hermit crabs, several kinds of anemones, kelp and other seaweed. Then today I took a bike ride to 'glass beach' where nature had turned an historic garbage dumb into something beautiful with sea glass.
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| Glass beach |
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| Sea Glass |
I continued to Noyo bay and again saw playful seals, pelicans, gulls, ravens. Life!
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