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We REALLY enjoyed the scenic drive along the "Avenue of the Giants" and through Humbolt Redwoods State Park. It was a winding drive along the old highway (originally a stagecoach and wagon road) and it was so cool to be in amongst all those giant redwoods.
They are indeed beautiful!! At over 300' high, they are the tallest living trees in the world (almost as tall as a football field is long!). Many trees are over 2200 yrs. old. We stopped for lunch at Leggett where the "Drive Thru Tree Park" is located. That tree is labeled at 2400 yrs old. Our 5th wheel was too high, but we watched some vehicles drive through.
We also stopped at the Tourist Centre in the State Park and they had Charles Kellogg's "Travel Log" on display. It is a 'dwelling' hollowed out and hued from a section of a giant Redwood. It is mounted on a Nash Quad chassis, so it's like a travel trailer complete with kitchenette - stove & table, folding lavatory, folding double bed, dresser, lockers and a single bed 'guest' room. The log weighs about 6 tons and this particular tree was almost 5,000 years old, -- walls, ceiling and floors are all from the one piece. You can plainly see and count the rings on one end if you want to take the time! Anyway, you can get a bit of an idea from the picture I took.
We got our first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean as we drove through Eureka and we camped across the bay at Arcata. It is only 16C here. I guess that's typical along the ocean this time of year. It was much warmer where we were last night and I see it's also much warmer back in Med. Hat.@!
Anyway -- I am now trying to come up for an idea for supper.
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