Wow, what a couple of days we had! Yesterday, we drove up along the California
coast, through Humboldt County and Eureka, and reached ‘Trees of Mystery’. We had seen this once on TV show ‘California
Gold’ hosted by Hugh Houser. But to actually walk through these
incredible trees was a story of its
own. We saw trees growing horizontally
and upside down. Trees clustered in a
group of three, towering up for hundreds of feet, and forming a half circle—created
a type of ‘cathedral.’ This tree formation serves as a place of inspiration
where Easter sunrise services and weddings are performed. Much of this natural attraction is based on
legendary Paul Bunyan- the woodsman of lore, and a huge statute of Paul and his
cow Babe are situated in the entrance to the park. The highlight of our excursion was traveling
to the tippy top of the mountain range in a sky gondola. Definitely a must-see for anyone venturing
this way.
Today, we took in the sights of Grants Pass, Oregon. We’re lodging next to the Rouge River. The small town of 38,000 population has many
antique and craft shops. We went on a four-hour
boat excursion down the Rouge River where we spotted many types of wildlife,
including two American bald eagles.
Dinner at the lodge was delicious, and the ‘spins’ on the boat were fun
and refreshing- especially because the air temperature was 89 degrees. Tomorrow, on towards ----- well, actually, we’re
not quite sure yet; but I’ll blog as soon as we reach our next destination.
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