Heiken Road Trip: Southern Oregon + Northern California
May 4 - 12, 2019
Part I: Ashland, OR + Crescent City, CA + Redwoods + Eureka, CA (5.4 - 5.6.2019):
Doug, Mary, Sam and I flew into Medford, OR then drove our rental van to Ashland, OR to meet up at Hank and Barb's lovely home. After an awesome lunch, we headed toward Crescent City, CA.
Along the way, we made few stops:
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| Monkey puzzle tree in Ashland, OR! |
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| Quick stop at a quirky gallery and shops with treehouses, burl art and more! |
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| First glimpse of the Redwood trees at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park's Stout Grove. |
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| Loving the BIG trees! |
Dinner at Chart Room Restaurant in Crescent City, then settled in to our adorable AirBnB with ocean views!
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| Noisy seals joined us for dinner |
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| Adorable AirBnB with ocean views. |
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| Ocean views from our bedroom! |
Next day, we enjoyed a beautiful morning stroll among more Redwood forests, then had lunch at The Good Harvest Cafe in Crescent City.
We then drove a bit south through Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, where we took another quick hike in the mystical forest. At the Klamath River, we followed Klamath Beach Rd toward the coast - where we saw whales!
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| Whale-watching at the mouth of the Klamath River. |
The next day, we drove the Newton B Drury Scenic Pkwy through Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park to see Big Tree (height: 286 ft; diameter 23.7 ft; circumference: 74.5 ft), stop at the Visitor's Center and hike to Trillium Falls. Lunch at the World Famous Palm Cafe, where we parted ways with Hank and Barb.
We finished the day in Eureka, CA, where we walked the streets of Old Town, looked in shops, grabbed a beer at Lost Coast Brewery and settled in to our hotel rooms at the Eureka Inn, a National Historic Landmark.
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| Carson Mansion in Eureka, CA. |
That's it for Part I of our road trip and adventure;
next stops are Avenue of the Giants & Mendocino!
Stay tuned.
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