Our route through California. While in Cloverdale,
earthquakes are happening, haven't felt a thing.
Too much wine?
We found a great lunch spot, but almost missed the turn!
. . . . . Thanks for the picture, Faye. . . . .
National Park # 361
John Muir's home in Martinez.
John Muir NHS grounds.
Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park in
Richmond.
Rosie's Memorial. In the several shipyards in the Richmond area,
they launched a ship a day.
Faster than the Japanese could sink them.
The fastest built was in less that 5 days, from the first weld to
the champagne launch.
Which way to the next winery?
Sonoma County.
Found Raymond Burr's Winery the next day.
Nice wines and a mini-museum in the tasting room.
Notice the two Emmys he won for
Perry Mason.
A driving and strolling tour of the Klamath area of the
Redwood National Park.
Lots of wildflowers.
Common monkey flower.
Beautiful!
The strolling tour continues. Notice my hiking boots.
The small Indian (Yurok tribe) Village of Klamath.
On a short hike through an old growth redwood grove.
These trees are in
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
This is a big leaf maple covered with moss growing among
the redwoods.
The is "The Big Tree" in the State park.
It measures 304' tall.
Each tree we could view while straining our necks
seemed to be the tallest. But they were only the tallest
until we walked around the next bend.
Can you see Judy on the trail?
Here is a better picture of her on root tangles between two trees.
In the Lady Bird Johnson Grove there were
lots of flowers. Fernalds Iris or Marin Iris.
A tall redwood and a blooming rhododendron
in the foreground.
This area is home to the largest Roosevelt Elk herd
in California. We saw the herd walk and graze through
the viewing area. One even approached our car.
Luckily, a little further up the road we got to see the boys.
Six of the bucks were grazing along the road.
I did not use the zoom for this picture.
A 5 mile hike on Flint Ridge Trail hold many small
delights. Here a Leopard Lily among the ferns.
Four of those miles were in an
old growth redwood forest.
It was the quietest forest we've experienced.
Perhaps one of you knows this beauty's name.
Marin Iris or Fernalds Iris.
Thanks Susan.
A massive redwood burl, we are on the left!
This hike included several "crawls" under fallen trees.
On the trail and on more burls.
Under another fallen tree.
This one is acting as a nurse log.
Plenty of Banana Slugs. This one is about
five inches long.
More flowers.
Foxglove.
And more. Notice the yellowish spider
on a lower bloom.
They come in white too.
I think this is the cultivated flower,
Fuschia.
Our campground.
Edible flowers.
Nasturtium
They taste a little like radishes.
An evening whale watching at the
Klamath River Overlook.
We saw several but they were too far
away to really enjoy.
We saw elk, raccoon, whale, golden eagle,
and even a glimpse of a bear.
But, alas, only the grave of Big Foot.
We will continue looking as we cross
the border into Oregon.
As the "new" email said, we are still in CA.
This tree was once (1963) classified as the world's tallest.
When the redwoods get taller than their surrounding
brothers, they no longer need to compete for
sunlight, so they increase their girth and branches.
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