Redwoods Trip--Day 6/7--Eureka to Portland then Home

On our way home we stopped for one last hike at Lady Bird Grove.  Then, lots of road back to Portland.

Redwoods Trip--Day 5--Exploring Eureka & Playing in the Water

For our "down day" we had a slow morning and then explored Eureka. In the old town area, there were cute little shops.  We ate at a very expensive bagel shop, found a couple of book stores [surprise!], and ended our time with ice cream that Micah really got into. When we got home we took the paddle boards out and took them up the slough.  And then a sunset on the beach.  Couldn't ask for more!

Redwoods Trip--Day 4--Trillium Falls Trail and Fern Canyon Slogging

We took a day to drive to some hikes while we left Nessa at the house.  Trillium Falls hike was really beautiful, although it was not flooded with trillium, as suggested.  We did lunch in the car on the way to Fern Canyon.  It was a long, narrow road getting down to the trailhead [we had to drive through a creek!] and even this early in the season, there were very few parking spots available.  Fern Canyon was a walk-in-the-water hike so we all went home with wet tennis shoes. They say that scenes from Jurassic Park were filmed here!