Ok! We didn't have internet there for a few days while in
Redwood National Park, but we'll just get right back on track. We are currently right outside of San
Francisco and arrived here early this evening (Wednesday), but two days ago
(Monday) we arrived in Redwood National Park!
We stopped at the visitors' center on the north end of the park before
heading to our campground in Klamath, CA, which is pretty much in the center of
the park. We dropped off our camper and
then headed back north. Some of the
scenic routes in the Park don't allow trailers or don't recommend them, so we
wanted to drop the camper off. We drove
Howland Hill Road, a scenic road through tons of HUGE Redwood trees. It is amazing how the road twists and turns
between the trees. The road can be so
narrow at times! We hiked a short trail
right off of the road and then got back on the highway. We drove a short ways to Battery Point
Lighthouse. We were there in the
evening, so most of the tourists had gone home to eat, and the sun was
beginning to go down. It was a beautiful
time to visit, and…. we saw WHALES! We
could barely see them, but a ways out, right off the coast, there were two
whales. They didn't come too far out of
the water, but we could see the tops of them and the water puffs as they blew
air out of their blowholes. So
cool! After spending some time at the lighthouse and
enjoying the views, we decided it was time for
some dinner. Along the way, we've tried
to avoid chain restaurants unless we don't have them near home. We found this restaurant called Steelhead
Lounge right outside of Klamath. It had
some good local reviews, so we thought we'd try it. It was kind of out in the middle of nowhere,
and when we got there, frankly, it didn't look so nice. But, we were hungry and there were some
decent cars in the parking lot… so we decided to check out the inside. It was a cute and comfy little place with a
bar in the front. They served delicious
food! Patrick and I split a meal because
there was so much food. We're glad we
went and would recommend it!
Apparently, Paul Bunyan is an icon in the area
The trees were massive!
Some of the trees are hollowed out... even some of the living ones.
Patrick is all that is man
Huge fallen log!
Since it's just the two of us, we didn't have enough people to do this, but it gives a better picture of how big those trees are!
Battery Point Lighthouse
An up close look
See that little puff of water between those two rocks right in the middle of the picture? WHALE!
I love him!
A picture of the ocean as we drove down the coast
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