We woke up shortly after 6AM and got ready to head out. Rob and I walked across the street to Subway to pick up breakfast while Katherine had her light breakfast of crackers and Orange Juice as she tried to recover from her food-poisoning adventures from the night before. Rob and I each had a... Continue Reading →
Day 145 – Trinidad to Eureka
It had rained quite heavy overnight, but thankfully we awoke to cloudy and clearing skies. As we packed our wet tents and had breakfast, we noted the cyclist that came in last night was already gone. Katherine noticed his bike light as he left around 6AM in the morning! His late arrival the night before,... Continue Reading →
Day 144 – Prairie Creek to Patrick Point near Trinidad
We hiked to Fern Canyon, about a 2 hour hike from the campground through the Redwoods in the morning. At the end of our hike we found out from a sign with a photo that we somehow missed the actual famous Fern Canyon (apparently was in a scene in the Jurassic Park sequel 'The Lost World'). We... Continue Reading →
Day 143 – Crescent City to Prairie Creek State Park
When we woke up, as expected, it was foggy outside. We had some 'continental breakfast' from the front lobby and headed out towards our big climb of the day. We had both our front and back lights on for maximum visibility. Traffic was very light since it was early in the morning, and we climbed... Continue Reading →
Day 142 – Brookings to Crescent City – We entered California!!
It's been beautifully sunny when we are slightly inland, but the coast has been engulfed in a very thick fog for the last two days. The sun came out and blasted away the fog when we arrived in Crescent City. It later rolled in again as we were grocery shopping. It was amazing to see the... Continue Reading →