We are
two days from home. We did an overnight
stay outside of Crescent City in Redwood National Park. Redwood National Park has several State Parks
within this National Park. We visited Jedediah
Smith Redwood State Park. Jedediah
Strong Smith was an adventurer and fur trapper that came through this area
around 1825.
After
crossing a foot bridge over the Smith River we did a short hike among the giant
redwoods. Stout Grove Loop Trail was
like walking through a bone yard. The
giant redwoods blocked out all the light and the floor was littered with fallen
trees. Redwoods have a shallow root
system and it does not take much to topple them over. However, the fallen trees were huge so they
were old trees and when they fell, they were 100’s of years old.
This is called a burl.
This is like a scab that grows out and covers a wound or a bruise.
Can you see the face
of an ape in this one.
I love
these magnificent Redwoods. I found a
young tree and hugged it. Have you
hugged a Redwood today!
We continued driving south on Highway 101 through Redwood National Park. Redwood National Park hugs the west coast and
is about 40 miles long. We spent our last night along the south fork of the Eel River near Benbow.
We
drove into one of our favorite state parks; Richardson Grove and did some more
hiking among the Redwoods.
Now we
head for Home Sweet Home. The next and
last post is a summary of our trip.
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