Greetings from Brookings. The above pic was taken just north of town. Great coastline for sure. Have included a few pics during our short stay.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Brookings, Oregon
Greetings from Brookings. The above pic was taken just north of town. Great coastline for sure. Have included a few pics during our short stay.
Harris State Beach
At low tide there is a great opportunity to explore the tide pools along a mile+ shoreline.
Harris State Beach
Looking from the beach this peak is right next to the campground (on the right). The following pic gives a closer look of the left side at the top.
Harris State Beach
Looking up from the beach at one of the view points. From the campground, this is about a 5 minute hike up a 25% incline.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Trees of Mystery
As we prepare to leave the California Coastal Redwoods and head for Oregon, thought I would post a few pics from the "Trees of Mystery" attraction just north of the Klamath River.
The above shows the newest addition to this exhibit, a tram that goes up at a fairly steep angle for about 1/3 mile.
Trees of Mystery
This cut away from an old redwood shows the time lines of growth throughout the years. The following pic gives more detail. Expanding that photo would certainly be best.
Trees of Mystery
This pic gives an idea of time frames starting from the crusades in the 11th century.
Trees of Mystery
At the entrance of this attraction is a large replica of Paul Bunyon and Blue. As you can see by the truck in the lower right, this is fairly large.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Coastal Redwoods
This pic was taken along one of the pathways. Two trees fell (probably at the same time) blocking the path. The height of this obstruction was about 7 ft. We did the climb and continued on our way.
Lighthouse - Crescent City, CA
One of the attractions in this city is the old lighthouse. Although no longer used for commercial navigation, it is occupied and is used by personal watercraft as a guide especially on foggy days. The area at the end of the pathway leading to the lighthouse can only be traveled during low tides which was the case during our visit.
Lighthouse - Crescent City, CA
A view from the back. The shed door (on the right) is where the lighthouse keeper stores his ATV to get back and forth (only during low tides).
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Klamath Jet Boat
Since the "Jet Boat Tours" launch ramp was only about 1 mile from our campsite, thought a trip up the Klamath River would be a good day trip. At cruising speed this boat only needs 6" of water. The following pics were taken along the way.
Klamath Jet Boat
The above is a photo of what is left of a very large bridge that went over the river to the township of Klamath. In '64, the flood waters went all the way up to the cement railing at the top (just about 50 ft).
Klamath Jet Boat
We were lucky enough to get a shot of a Bald Eagle sitting on a tree limb watching us go by. Wish we were closer, but this was taken with full zoom as it was.
Klamath Jet Boat
Photo of an Osprey nest (always built on top of a tree). One of the adults is looking around (center of nest) probably because of the noise we made going by.
Klamath Jet Boat
A view looking upstream on the Klamath River. Fairly wild country. The picture taken below was another 15 miles upstream.
Klamath Jet Boat
Almost at the end of our upstream tour, an area devoid of human activity, was this home perched up about 50ft above the river. Was told that the current residents who live there full time are related to the original builder (over 70 yrs ago). As you can see, smoke was coming out of the chimney. I understand that they can use an old logging road as well as having a boat down on the river.
Klamath Jet Boat
About 20+ miles up river we saw some cattle just hanging around the shoreline. The boat captain told us that these cows are descendants from a cattle ranch that was washed away during the 1964 flood. Because there are no longer any roads into this area, these guys are now free to roam for the rest of their lives without fear of "going to market".
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Camper Corral, Klamath, CA
Our trip from Mt. Lassen to Klamath went without incident. The above is a pic of our campsite at the "Camper Corral". Very centrally located to see the Redwood National Forest along the Calif. coastline.
Northern Calif. coast
The above shows more of the ocean side of were the Klamath River flows at the end of its 275 mile journey.
Northern Calif. coast
This pic shows the Klamath River (on right) as it empties into the ocean (at the very upper left). A small sand bar separates the two.
Northern Calif. coast
This is a view of Trinidad Bay. Trinidad is a very small town just north of Eureka, CA. One of the few natural bays that allow mooring of boats.
Northern Calif. coast
This pic is pretty typical of the northern coastline starting from Eureka north. The rock formations are as a result of the ongoing collision from the pacific plate as it collides with the northern hemisphere plate (in very slow motion of course).
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Roosevelt Elk
Stopped by one of the viewing areas to get a pic of the Roosevelt Elk heard (a protected species). This group only included females but still quite a site to see.
Roosevelt Elk
As we left the elk heard previously, and wishing we could have seen a male stag, low and behold, along side of the road was this guy. He was just hanging out watching the travelers go by. Had to stop a get a pic before he left.
Coastal Redwoods
The native Americans in this area (Yurok Indians) would carve out their boats from a single piece of redwood.
Coastal Redwoods
A grouping of trees as noted above are called "cathedral trees" because they form as a solid tree at the bottom but separate as they grow upward.
Coastal Redwoods
A typical view of just one of the pathways that are very easy to walk. They range from 1/2 mile to 4-5 miles. Some can be quite challenging but those paths are clearly marked on the trail guides.
Coastal Redwoods
The above redwood was named the "Brotherhood Tree". It is certainly larger than most of the redwoods found in this part of the country.
Coastal Redwoods
Interesting hazard along one of the coastal dirt roads within the Redwoods Nat'l Park.
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