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Hello! Anyone hungry? Food always
tastes better outdoors. The campground here is walk-in. Our
car is only 20 yards away. Very nice to camp right among these large
redwoods. Very quiet, very shaded and very relaxing. I don't remember
mosquitos, but I do remember spraying ourselves with repellant. |
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After dinner we would retire around a warm fire
and roast some marshmallows. The night also belonged to the raccoons.
If any food was left unattended for a minute they appeared out of the darkness
and attacked your food with raccoon stealth and speed! We used the
food locker and our car to store food. A tidy camp is a must here. |
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This is a Stellar's Jay. See the dark head
and crest? |
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On a walk through the woods one morning we encountered
many of these. Banana slugs. This is one of the bigger ones.
They are common in coastal forests. The bright yellow color seems
out of place in this world of green and brown. |
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Near the end of our hike that started in the
morning and ended after noon, we encountered this creature. It stayed
motionless and very still and allowed us to approach very near to snap
this picture. It's flicking tongue and a very gentle breathing told
us it was very much alive. After the picture I grabbed it and held
it for a few seconds. It was very fast and did not like the handling
at all! |
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In this picutre you can see a fungus the size
of a large dinner platter. It was another suprising splash of color
in the forest. The clover is abundant and very large as well.
Taylor even found a five leafed clover! |
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See the five leaf clover that Taylor found. Next
to it is a normal three leaf sample. |
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Taylor and Stuart in the cold Pacific Ocean.
Is that a shark behind them? Or is it a surfer? |
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That's me running. It was a great day.
I was gone for over an hour while I ran as far as I could down to the end
of the beach that was 'just over there'. |
