Trudy and I escaped the August hot and humid Florida weather during a 2-week vaction in cool northern California. We stayed with with Trudy's sister Linda in Arcata and brother Frank at Whale Gulch.
POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, Limantour Beach
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| We spent our first night at the Point Reyes hostel, and strolled along the broad sandy Limantour Beach of the Pacific Ocean the next morning. |
NAKED LADY!
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| This bright lily, 'Naked Lady', is fairly common along many roadsides. |
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| We hiked the portion of the Lost Coast Trail, from the Needle Rock Visitor Center northward toward Jones Beach. |
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| A small herd of elk were grazing near this large alder. |
MATOLE BEACH, west of Petrolia
TRINIDAD
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| Anemones in a small tide pool below Trinidad Head |
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| We got one of the fifty permits issued per day to walk the Tall Tree Trail in the Redwoods National Park, north of Orik. A more apt name for the trail would be Incredibly Tall, Tall, Tall, Tall and Huge Trees Trail! |
MANILA BEACH, Arcata
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| A serene sunset at Manila Beach after a Friends of the Dunes volunteer appreciation event. |
PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK, Fern Canyon, Orik
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| Fern Canyon in the Priarie Creek Redwoods State Park is a magical place! About 100 yards from the Pacific, Home Creek has eroded this narrow canyon, 80 feet deep. Water seeping from the walls provides an ideal environment for five different kinds of ferns. Five-finger fern (maidenhair fern) seems to be the most common. |
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| The trail takes you right up the shallow creek ... with clear water and multi-color smooth, rounded stones. |
PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK, James Irvine Trail, Orik
BEACH NEAR STONE LAGOON, Orik
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| The beach near Stone Lagoon/ located south of Orik, has the MOST AMAZING DRIFTWOOD! |
JEDEDIAH SMITH STATE PARK, Crescent City
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| Trudy and Linda on the seasonal bridge over the Smith River from the campground to Stout Grove. |
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| Stout Grove ... this is a temple of redwoods and fern. |
