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<\/a><\/p>\nOn a nearby beach were many shorebirds:\u00a0 Least Sandpipers and Snowy Plovers:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The vegetation around the beach had many of these pretty flowers. It was only a short drive up a very narrow two-way gravel road to Stout Grove in the Redwood National Park.<\/p>\n The Redwoods were awe inspiring.\u00a0 Pictures cannot truly capture the size and majesty of these giants… but we tried anyhow.<\/span><\/p>\n The trees just go up, and up, and up!\u00a0 Do you see Judith?<\/p>\n I thought the trunk of this one looks like a grumpy old man’s face. Of course there was a little bit of wildlife there. We also visited the Battery Point Lighthouse at the edge of the harbor in Crescent City, built in 1856 and still functioning today.\u00a0 It is only accessible at low tide! One of the other reasons we went to Crescent City is the nearby Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge.\u00a0 The refuge is completely closed to the public, but it can be viewed from the shore — One Half Mile away!\u00a0 \u00a0It is home to colonies of Common Murre and Tufted Puffin as well as gulls, harbor seals, sea lions, and other wildlife.<\/p>\n Near our parking lot was a Turkey Vulture looking for a meal.<\/p>\n When we left Crescent City we planned to go south on Hwy 101, but it was closed for repairs and would have been a three hour wait.\u00a0 So we went back north on Hwy 199, back over the Pacific Coast Range, twisting and turning our way back to I-5.<\/p>\n As we drove down the Interstate, we passed Mount Shasta, where wild fires were burning out of control on the slopes of the mountain!\u00a0 See the smoke plumes on the lower left slopes.\u00a0 And there was a fire helicopter carrying water.<\/p>\n We stayed two nights at a lovely Elks Lodge in Redding, CA, that included a swimming pool and full hook-ups (it was again 106*).<\/p>\n Lassen Volcanic National Park is a beautiful place!\u00a0 The visitor’s center included displays about the various volcanos within the park and the native people who once lived in the area.\u00a0 The most recent eruption was in 1915, just before the park was created in 1916.<\/p>\n We took a fabulous hike along the rim of an ancient volcano caldera.\u00a0 The scenery was lovely.<\/p>\n The destination of the hike was an area called “Bumpas Hell”; an area of sulfur vents and boiling springs.<\/p>\n While we are off enjoying and discovering, Tooie stays home and watches cat videos!<\/p>\n From here we will start traveling towards Kanab, UT, down the length and breadth of Nevada, before joining our friends Cindi & Roger near Bryce Canyon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next Post:\u00a0 \u00a0Utah with friends and arrival at Bosque del Apache<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Previous Post:\u00a0 \u00a0Tule Lake, CA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After leaving Tulelake and 106* temperatures, we crossed the Pacific Coast Range of mountains pulling our thirty-eight foot, 16,000# trailer.\u00a0 It wasn’t too bad, but Judith didn’t particularly enjoy the drive.\u00a0 We arrived in Crescent City, CA, where the high temperature was never above 67*!\u00a0 We were within walking distance of the ocean and a … Continue reading Crescent City, Redwoods N.P., Lassen Volcanic N.P.<\/span> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n