Sept. 1

We were up and out early this morning, headed to Crescent City.  It is clear and sunny and the drive was beautiful.  Our first stop was just south of Orick to see his herd of Elk.  There were so many of them and so close to Hwy. 101, it was a surprising sight. We watched them slowly graze and head north. From there we took Bald Hills Road and drove to the Lady Bird Johnson Grove and Nature Trail, dedicated in 1968.  What a delightful walk!  The only thing that could have been nicer would have been the blooming season for the rhododendrons.  There were so many under the canopy it would be gorgeous if they were blooming. 

As we continued our drive, mile after mile of Redwoods thick and dense in the forest.  It is hard to believe that only 4 percent of the Redwoods are left after all the logging. 

Over the Klamath River (I love those golden bears on the bridge) and into Klamath for a stop at the Trees of Mystery.  After lunch we took the walk through again. They built a tram (in 2001) at one end of the walk.  The actual views when traveling on the tram weren’t so different but once up there they have built a viewing platform, well worth the tram ride up. 

On we went to Crescent City and the scenic drive along the coast.  We missed most of the town but noticed there are a lot of vacant buildings and homes as well.  The visitors center was closed.  We did see the Battery Point Lighthouse but when we drove out to walk to the St. George Reef Lighthouse we decided against that.  The wind and sand was blowing very hard and we decided to take the Prairie Creek scenic drive on the way home instead.  We also did an “Elk Search” but only saw a few this time in a totally different location.  The ones south of Orick were gone on our return trip.  Anyway, we had a great day and we are tired, we’ll sleep well tonight!