Last Views of Pacific

Our stay in Crescent City CA was short – only 2 nights.  We had just arrived when we put our last posting here.  Saturday was a beautiful sunny day with no more fog to block our views.  Here is what we saw:

      

OK there was a little fog near the lighthouse:

Later in the morning we took US101 south along the coast through many groves of huge redwood trees.  It was amazing how large they are!

Sunday we left the ocean behind.  Here is one last look

Then we began the slow trek inland.  It was a long, slow travel day because US101 and CA299 are both quite hilly, so it was slow-going climbing up one hill and relying on the exhaust brake to keep our speed under control on the downhill side.  We hardly passed up any turnouts so that traffic could pass us.

We are spending 3 nights in Redding CA to recuperate.  Today was a laid-back Monday where we did a little relaxing, shopping, ran some errands, and washed the truck.  Tomorrow we will take a clean pickup for a little excursion to the nearby Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Here’s a shout out to Olivia who got her nasty old tonsils removed today.  Hope you recover soon!  Enjoy the popsicles!