Redwood National and State Park

It is never easy leaving our family.  We are already counting the days until we will see everyone again.

We left Los Altos at 9:00 a.m. for the start of our return trip home.  We drove North about five hours to Redwood National and State Park on the Pacific coast near Crescent City, CA just South of the Oregon border.  The redwoods here are very large and beautiful.  We took the Coastal Drive which is an eight mile road that winds through stands of redwoods with great views of the Klamath River and the crashing surf of the Pacific Ocean.  For the most part, we were the only ones on this coastal trail.  We stopped along the way at the High Bluff and Klamath River Overlooks for views of the ocean and the rocky shoreline.  We also took a very short hike into the woods on the Lake Hope trail in order to get up close to the redwood trees. 

We continued driving North on Highway 101 to Crescent City, CA where we had dinner and are spending the night.  It was a great start of our trip back home. 

Pictures can be see at  https://picasaweb.google.com/tschick62/2011531RedwoodNationalAndStatePark?authkey=Gv1sRgCPGUq7nar9C3mAE&feat=directlink


More later . . . .