Travels with Kenny

Saturday, August 7, 2010, Crescent City, Calif., just south of the Oregon coast.

We left Eureka like we found it--damp and foggy. On the way to Redwood NP we stopped at Trinidad, a cute little coast town--it would probably be cuter in sunshine--and walked down a precipitous path to the beach. Just like a postcard of the Northern Calif. coast: big boulders in the water, lots of small fishing boats, people searching in tidal pools...and harbor seals! A beautiful, picturesque spot.

We proceeded to the park, and it too was shrouded in fog. A ranger suggested we take a chance on a scenic drive through the redwoods and farther up the coast, and as we did the fog began to lift. At an 800' scenic overlook near where the Klamath River enters the ocean, we got a beautiful, clear view of the Pacific and the coast. And we saw some whales swimming by! Then we took a nice long hike among the redwoods, and saw some elk in a meadow.

We're spending the night in Crescent City, a quaint-ish fishing village/tourist trap. When we arrived we could see the water from our motel room. When we finished dinner, we could barely find the car in the fog.

Tomorrow we'll start heading up the Oregon coast. We have no specific plans as I write this, but will probably head toward Portland.