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From California to Oregon in 4(ish) Days

February 2, 2016 Elisa Thomas Leave a Comment

We started in Jackson, California at the Jackson Rancheria (a lovely place if you’re in the area). From there we were going to Turtle Rock Resort in Gold beach, Oregon. We started on Friday. We had had to do laundry (You know the feeling) and seal the camper before Mom left with all the kids (Dad still had to work that day so he would take the camper when he was done). This is the only day we would be taking the interstate. It was pretty boring. There might have been a traffic jam or two, but I wasn’t paying attention (If you have teenage child, it’s not a stretch to figure I listened to music the whole way). We had to go grocery shopping, which took a while so we got to the RV park at the exact same time as Dad did.
The next day we had to get up at five in the morning to drive to Eureka, California which was 8-10 hours away. To get there we took Highway 101. We couldn’t go very fast (Unless we wanted the camper to become unhitched) so every once and awhile we had to pull to the side and let the other cars pass.

Lunch stop in Eureka California
Lunch stop in Eureka California

Amazingly we made it to Eureka by lunch but we were still an hour away from the camp site. We stopped for lunch at a place called Gill’s. While we were there we met a friendly little girl girl named Trillium who Jessica became fast friends with.
On the third day we didn’t travel. Instead we stayed to scout the area. We saw the elk and the redwoods (which by the way, look like if they go any higher they will touch the sky). We also got to hike Fern canyon and Trillium falls (now that’s ironic). Fern canyon is a water hike. The trail is pretty much all creek. Trillium falls on the other hand is a mostly up hill hike. It was still beautiful. When we got back we made even more friends. One of our friends had Bengal Kittens with them. It is a cross between a normal house cat and a cougar. They are the size of normal kittens but they’re spotted like a leopard. Jessica and I got to hold one each.
On the last day we only had to drive two hours before we arrived at our destination in Gold Beach Oregon. Seemingly simple but the truck shredded part of its drive belt (no way to change it on the side of the road) so we had to take it slow. We did finally arrive at Turtle Rock RV Resort and are officially set up for another 3 months. I can’t wait to explore this area!

The mist is low at our parking lot near Fern Canyon
The mist is low at the parking lot
A small water crossing on our way to Fern Canyon
Driving to Fern Canyon
The van in front of a redwood
The van in front of a redwood
The kids posing in a redwood trunk
The kids posing in a redwood trunk
Family on a log in Fern Canyon
The family on a log
Elk viewed from the van
Elk on the side of the road
Kids at a waterfall
Kids at a waterfall
Kids exploring a small cave
Kids exploring a small cave
Jessica cutting strawberries
Jessica cutting strawberries
A wall of ferns in Fern Canyon
A wall of ferns
Fern Canyon in California
Fern Canyon in California
Crossing the creek in Fern Canyon
Crossing the creek in Fern Canyon
Hiking in the woods
Hiking in the woods
The family at Elk Meadow
The family at Elk Meadow
Jessica hugging Nathan at the bay in Eureka California
A sisterly hug on the bay in Eureka California
Truck and camper in a lot in Eureka California
We made it to Eureka California!
Brandon helping a ranger to fold the flag
Brandon helping to fold the flag
The redwoods
The redwoods
Hiding in the redwood roots
Hiding in the redwood roots
Looking out over the bay from the restaurant in Eureka California
Looking over the bay from the restaurant in Eureka, California

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