The first major stop on our 15 day road trip was the Redwood National & State Parks. I had driven through this area once when I was a kid. It was definitely time to see it again.
We stayed the evening in Crescent City. First thing in the morning we stopped by the Information Center in town to grab the kids Junior Ranger pamphlets to work on while driving through the Redwoods.
FOG
Unfortunately it was a foggy morning, so we couldn’t see the beautiful coastline.
The fog made a walk to the World War II Radar Station a bit damp.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
We stopped at many tourist attractions along the way.
Paul Bunyan at the Trees of Mystery
We drove through the Tour Thru Tree in Klamath. They weren’t kidding when they said to pull in our mirrors.
We walked through the One Log House and got a snack in the gift shop.
We gawked at the Grandfather Tree, which is 265′ tall, with a diameter of 24′.
Planted near the Grandfather Tree were blue flowers that had gone to seed. Real blue, not the purpley blue most gardeners call blue. Amazing.
CRITTERS
We didn’t see quite as many critters as I thought we would. I guess we weren’t looking hard enough. We did see butterflies, birds, banana slugs, a lizard, & elk.
Looking up we spotted a number of vultures hanging out in an area near a river. So, we pulled over to check it out. I don’t know exactly what the birds found, but it sure did stink.
We went to Elk Meadow hoping to see the Roosevelt Elk. They weren’t there. However, a little later we spotted them just off Highway 101.
THE FOREST
We pulled off at one of the trail heads to explore the trees.
Next destination, San Francisco and a visit to the California Academy of Science.
