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Showing posts with label State Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State Park. Show all posts

Aug 7, 2014

The world's tallest forest, Northern California Redwood National Park Big Tree and visitor centers

Have you ever just started this blog in old newbie article posted here that. Travel experts were selected from among the world 's stunning scenery (astonishing landscapes)' is the only place in North America just voted for American Redwood National Park.

Is a tent camping in the rain in the Crescent City north of the park, go down south still depends on the 'forest of the world's best' foggy rain. People riding a bicycle across the running of the rain forest ...

Just reminds me of South America to Chile Map elongated from north to south along the coast, Redwood National Park in Northern California beaches are. It is unusual that the entire area, which is managed by the National Park Service with the State and because this comes with three state parks and national parks which give the park highway that leads north to south along the Oregon coast descended 101. (Click on the map zoomed)

The Big Tree Wayside beginning of the Big Tree Trail is a short (Big Tree) where you belong in the Prairie Creek about halfway down (Prarie Creek) State Park, where we have built a car. (View on the map as a Google map, click here)

This grew by about 1500 years, and a height of about 93m is the Big Tree. Of course, Inside the park a lot, but over 100 meters higher than the wood trees, this seems to be attached to the name of this tree is so easy to find the most import.

To span a volume as cousin Sequoia (sequoia) tree and the tallest in the world's largest redwood (redwood), and both are significantly different, but this red-colored genus of tree bark.

What's so fun whether past two years wise ... do not remember. However ~

Prairie Creek State Park Visitor Center was at the bottom of the big tree, little, if located on a dark day, there was a ghost come out just right so lush and tranquil woods.

There was a fireplace decorated with deer horns and a small bookstore inside the visitor center of the lodge-like atmosphere, as I looked out the window to the side opposite the entrance doorway ...

Had wandered in the meadow, the owner of the elk antlers (elk) in the number of horses. After you watch the elk went where we are along Route 101, just down the beach towards, Tall Trees, which is in accordance with the Lady Bird Johnson Grove enters the split comes before the Bald Hills Road tallest tree in Redwood National Park is truth called Grove. Come back someday ... ^ ^

As can be seen attached to the mark of the National Park and California State Parks is looking for signs of the Visitor Center was built largely on the beach kuchel (Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center).

Redwood National Park is the main visitor center for information redwood (redwood) trees as well as the exhibition was also on the ecosystem of the northern California coast to see a lot, which can grow to more than 100 meters tall redwood where the The reason is that the sea fog in the region a big factor.

Back stretches back to the end of the boardwalk, Ocean BV Visitor Center building, was finally lifted the state of California is a blue sky. Headed to Napa Valley along Route 101 south of the park over Eureka, we continue to lead inland.

Aug 6, 2014

Camping in the rain and finally back on the road in Crescent City, California - Redwood National Park to

Sometimes there are times When I travel to other states feel the same mistake in another country I would Bayfront land mass is so large, the United States is the country. For this reason, when I came back to California in the United States, Canada camping trip in 30 days / 25 days back, it is no wonder why even look back to the home like feel heard.

From here to Oregon, mainly 'countries without sales tax is "... ^ ^ The Crater Lake National Park, stopped by Stewart State Park for a late lunch yet.

He took a Saturday afternoon to spend the afternoon in the park was well made a lot of people, it seems some people going there, holding a yellow boat. I went down towards the lake a while ...

It was not the white sands of fine sand, and there were people enjoying a swim in the lake shore of Lost Creek Lake a lot. No bathing suits, and we are only lunch Starting again

This day was like the above "return the course 'our. Saw the market to find a purpose in a big market place to meet the 5 freeway in California before crossing the border For Clerical painted gray dotted horizontal. No sales tax in Oregon, I wanted to be the same at any big TV mind one incident, because that can be a real space in the car hardly give up and bought only one set of three pans ... ^ ^ (For a Google map, click here)

After the 'Welcome to California' sign in coinage of California (state flower) Poppy Flowers painted exit checkpoints. What is unusual is toxic checkpoint on the road that borders the State of California only this. Used as a quarantine facility for agricultural and livestock water said, I just do not take out a passport to enter another country was feeling.

Scenic Klamath the National Forest on Saturday July evening could continue've no vacancies camping out along Route 199, eventually to the biggest city in Crescent City, Redwood (Redwood) nearby National Park chapter was able to get a private camping spot should come. Made only after the tent already dim, which earlier in the Oregon mountains fires burn in the ribs barbecue pork barrel Is not that the rain started to fall!

Eating baked in wood-fired correct standing rib (rib) was up art, dark and the rain is so much thicker farther was to sleep listening to the rain falling on a tent camping trip after all the first 30 days.

The appearance of our tent the next morning wet rain. Hit the tent, before rain in earnest thank God, is backed by a lot of ground because it was wet grassland site because you stayed well, probably would have had to spend the night in the car if I did not.

Tent as that red tent, in the rain, and just camping! ^

I almost look at here is that you are living in a camper on top and decorated with potted bulb glass vase from the table ... until the tire cover is white. However, what is like seeing my house after mistaken for?

The roll was rolled back from the dripping tent is put into the trunk. I was full of tall trees to get to the top of the world a 'tall Forest Redwood (Redwood) National Park Road, was designated as Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, California from here already. Although worried, but the trunk is wet tent and sleeping bag, to the 'cool when the rain forest is more' fun story drove ~

Aug 5, 2014

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area Sand boards and Elk to see the Diamond Lake Campground

Travel 25 days, the state of Oregon for lunch did go down to the beach this place is located in Florence (Florence) and Dune City (Dunes City) middle was the Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park. (This state park to remember the name of it is not, look at the map I saw phrases ... ^ ^) By the way, who came here under the trees over there ... in the air and the trees seem to be people? Light where there cameras adjust the exposure so ...

That's sand dunes, no huge mountain of sand! Sitting under a tree in the sand dunes of the people, and the people who are rising up with something.

"Barefoot Ride-wise!" However, the sand is very sweet. Way degree slope, it was not easy to climb up a tree there.

Thick enough to come up and I turned around ... a great lake! In addition, the dense forest across the lake here also seems to be a completely different world. In which people sunbathing, while others have long had a lot of something, it's just ...

'Board' was - even skateboarding, snowboarding is not sand board that would have to ride in the dunes here. Me quite urgent Rocking powder sand slope down under any circumstances, people ... really ... ^ ^ besides play so well - ...

Jump to cool - We're in elementary school yet!

Mr. Hood wrote that the sand board, which teaches how to trim, MT from Weightlifting bow back? Only female thigh to my waist ~ ^ ^

I've been out to the lake, steep sand dunes like that abuts the lake and it is indeed very unusual was seen. Come ride the board comes down sand, just water-skiing, wakeboarding is no to that?

Side of the road and associated parking miraculously covered with sand does not, so looks like the swamp of nature remained. State Parks staff and had to remove a few seconds, Oregon State Parks are very well maintained national park seems to level.

This look at the satellite picture of the state park area, 1km or more away from the coast where the sand is blown how many can come to know whether the accumulation. Top of little Florence (Florence) from 60km south of Coos Bay (Coos Bay) leads to sparse sand dunes in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is (Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area) in the United States Forest Administration (US Forest Service) and in the management of There, the National Park Service (National Park Service) is not a part of the estate contains a lot of reasons, the 's because of the direct control is difficult. This resort is sandboarding and hiking, as well as horseback riding and canoeing, and, above all, 'bowls' - Here Quad (Quad) is called a four-wheel motorbike ride a lot of famous places. (Sand dunes look at people riding quads Click here for ^ ^)

Reed drove out State Park spot has come to the town. Now here in Oregon along the beach for two days to come down off Highway 101, at the direction of inland, Oregon Dunes National Recreation finish here in the visitor center looked into.

From the model to the well-made stuffed animals ... not as good as National Park. "Wait ... the next time I come, then it just 'bowls' and other'll ... ^ ^"

What kind of visitor center also did me, pulled me stand on the meadow toward lowering what you see people there, and we also established.

This meadow moose right side of the road kind of 'Elk (Elk)' have been around flocked in droves. The United States is a wildlife park so that the entire land.

Now, a long way to go. Crater Lake National Park, Diamond Lake campground just above B to enter up to 250km inland, tortuous mountain path length all it takes about four hours of driving. However, scenic mountain pass which is good as long as it does not bore.

Friday despite a very large camping had a lot of vacancies is too remote to select and place, this night going to the bathroom was horrible ... ^ ^ Dad wearing red gloves in a well of wisdom - like that wood fire wood for the accuracy then burned on a charcoal ...

On the way to the mountain charcoal to fried chicken, I ate this evening. I put it on ice box as well with a cold beer ... (This article begins with lunch, dinner and ends with a group ^ ^) Tomorrow 'Great Deep Blue', Crater Lake National Park.

Aug 4, 2014

Oregon Coast Camping next to the sandy beach to enjoy the sunset and the Devils Churn south of past

United States 'National Coastal Road' in the Oregon Coast were run cool overnight stay in one place to go to the beach side was a State Park Campground.

So that right next to the sandy beach waterfront Beachside ... ^ ^ Of course, right next to the sandy beach for every position, as shown in the picture RV-only sites, and we have a red tent in the woods beyond. (Google Click here for location map)

In early July 2009, Oregon at sunset beach -

Wisdom-shaped kite that plane right next to his wife and two had fallen vertically least once.

Dad's right hand plastic toy shovel, disposable styrofoam bowls left hand of wisdom ...

Wisdom is hard plastic shovel in the sand ... is not painted, drawn forgot that someone else is watching a nice ...

Between the clouds - where the sun sunset surprise quiz! Click on the top picture to enlarge representatives stick, watching the sunset holding hands with his wife inside a plastic bag containing what I?

The next morning, the Sea Pines in a tent in the woods in the morning while listening to the waves hit.

Run south pulled fearsome name is startled. Devils Churn possessed, then the evil vortex? Whipping of the devil? But, I'm just looking at the scenery, it's just my own 'Devil's Throat (Devils Throat)' had to call.

View down while I pulled up, found their way to the pile! At this time, one of our more than 20 days as After camping, firewood, but this attitude comes out looking ... ^ ^

Deep throat zigzag falls around the end of the low number of points was, surprisingly many people are way too far away for us to go, so just looking around on the back.

Continue south runs along the right side of the Pacific ...

Pretty little bridge that crossed the creek made for each, far back corner of the rocky mountains in writing, that a great many famous lighthouse are the most beautiful scenery in the Oregon Coast showing, Hesse other Head Lighthouse (Heceta Head Lighthouse) is released into.