Last weekend we took a trip up North to Arcata to see Greg and Kevin and check out the area. We got there on Friday evening after a scenic drive around Clear Lake and through some of the Redwoods on highway 101. I have never really seen the Redwoods so just the drive through them was amazing! That night we had dinner at the place where the workers were staying...
Meet Addie!
She is about the sweetest and neatest lady you'll meet, and she's 94!!
Day one of our trip: A hike on the "Lady Bird Johnson Grove Loop." It was a great little hike- a little over 1 mile and beautiful!
Little Chloe next to a big Redwood! We think kids grow fast... A Redwood may grow 30 feet in the first 20 years!
Standing in a burned out tree
Chloe in the backpack, Joe, Kevin, and Greg
After the hike the workers took us to where Oric Convention used to be, and we had a picnic lunch right on the old convention grounds
The fish and game or someone had a game camera set up to take pictures of elk or whatever else that may be using this trail... They will enjoy the picture of this little cutie climbing over the log with her raisin box in her hand!
We didn't want to leave brother bear out of the fun...
but he needed a little help setting off the camera!!
What a cute little bear!
Some pretty daffodills
Next stop: Fern Canyon
Eli hitching a ride with Greg this time!
Eli hitching a ride with Greg this time!
The pictures don't do it justice... It's really beautiful and just dripping with ferns (not to mention water!)
Eli didn't last too long with Greg... such a Momma's boy! :)
A little turn out along the road where you can check out all the elk
There were several little spikes
I think I counted about 38 elk
That's a hard one, you stand there and they look so delicious...LOL
ReplyDeleteWe love that hike into fern canyon, we take students every summer. The conventions grounds are lovely, we lived in Ferndale when I was little and Orick was our home convention.
Shana! I am so glad you posted these pictures. Makes me "home sick"... Orick is where I professed and our old home convention. What beautiful country huh?!
ReplyDeleteI see Callie's hat!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great trip. That's a part of CA I've never really seen.
ReplyDeleteI see it, too, Martine! :) I tried to give Dana one, but she tried it on and we both agreed that it's not really her style. :)