Crescent Beach, CA
November 17 - 21 , 2012
Let me first say Happy
Thanksgiving to our family and friends.
We are now in a spot without cell service and wifi. So please know we are thinking of you one and
all. I also want to mention that Joe was admitted to the hospital on Sunday with a blood clot and is still being treated. Please lift up prayers for a quick recovery.
The day we left Heceta Beach and
headed to Crescent Beach, our first stop in the California redwoods, it rained
the entire way. This is the first time
we had to pack up and set up in the rain.
Luckily we are pretty quick now so it wasn’t that big of a deal. We decided on Hiouchi RV Resort (we call it
hoochi mama resort) which was off the coast about 7 miles, set in the middle of
the trees. Their pull-through sites were
different than we were used to. We had
to pull into a crescent shaped site almost like parallel parking. We were set up on a large field of grass so
it was great for the dogs to run and play.
We used our first day to take a
drive through Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park. A one lane gravel road winding through the magnificent
Coast Redwood trees. Thankfully there
were lots of turn-outs since we are LARGE and not the only crazy people touring
the northwest in the pouring rain. The
redwood trees are really something.
Their bark can be up to one foot thick which makes them impervious to
disease and insects. They also lack
resin so they don’t easily burn which is why they can live for 2000+ years. They are the tallest living trees in the
world often more than 300 feet high. We
then drove into the town of Crescent City to see the beaches. There was a high wind warning in affect for
the entire area and they meant it! We
drove out to the Crescent Beach viewpoint and the wind about blew us off the
point. Zoe had her swerve on! The ocean was crazy rough! We then drove out on the coast guard jetty by
the main harbor and the waves were crashing over the rocks and gave the BAT a
nice salt water shower. At this time we
were so glad we had decided to stay in the trees instead of the coast!
The second day was still pouring
and windy so we used it to get our shopping done. Since we are completely addicted to Fred
Meyer, we drove back to Oregon to get gas and do our shopping. The gas prices are .35 higher in California
than they are in Oregon! We had a crazy
stormy night. There was about six inches
of rain water in the bucket we had left outside overnight.
We decided to go to the Trees of Mystery
on our last day. They have a hiking
trail with all sorts of fun redwood tree facts and then a seven minute gondola
ride to the top. The fun part is they
allowed dogs everywhere including the gondola.
We saw the Cathedral Tree, Candelabra Tree, Brotherhood tree and many
more. Once you get to the top you can
either take the Gondola back down – which everyone except us did; or hike one
mile straight down! OK I am exaggerating,
but it is very steep and they have placed rope handrails to hold onto while
climbing down. We used them! We had to check in with the attendant before
heading down so he could make sure we had on the appropriate foot wear and he gave us the go ahead with a “I hope you have
good knees” comment. We lied and
continued on. It was great fun. When we returned to the visitor center at the
bottom, we were rewarded with an impressed volunteer who gave us free
fudge. Delicious. They have a tremendous Indian Artifact museum
filled with so many items from many different tribes – very impressive. We then drove back to Suni to get ready to
have dinner with our friend John whom we met in Issaquah. We had a delightful dinner down on the pier
with yummy steamed clams, broiled prawns and really fresh fish n chips. It was a great night filled with conversation
and laughter. Thanks John! We will miss you and Romeo – Happy Trails.
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