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September 03, 2007
Eureka
It was over 100 degree in Sacramento during the Labor Day Weekend, so this family decided to go to Eureka. We would have gone to San Francisco, but the Bay Bridge was closed. But no loss, we had a good time in Eureka. Don't know how many of our readers can read nautical signals; the flags read, "Welcome to Eureka." Katy was going "super fast" to the guardrails.
It was about 30 degrees cooler in Eureka. Very nice. We took Highway 36 (using Google directions) to get to the North Coast. Katy's mom would never do that again. It was one of the scariest drive in her life. The road was very narrow and winding. Good thing Katy slept through most of it. There was no traffic. We passed about 10 cars and 20 motorcycles.
Checking out this almost perfect spiderweb on the rail.
Waiting outside the gift shop for her mommy. Things were expensive, but it seems like you can find US-made goods only at the tourist traps. We got Katy a sweater and Jelly Belly beans.
Feeding Daddy one of her beans.
Chasing after the "eagles." Yes, it was amusing that she called these flying rats eagles.
After she chased all the eagles away, we went on to Ferndale. Katy was exhausted, so we just drove through the town and moved on south. Katy's grandma would love to live here. It was all Victorian houses, with population of almost 2,000. If I were to raise a dairy farm, I would move here instead of Central California. Cows seemed much happier in Ferndale.
Avenue of the Giants is about 30 miles long one way. Katy slept through the drive going south - guess she was really tired from those eagles. It was truly impressive. As we drove south, the temperature rose; I think the north and south had probably about 10 degree differences in temperature.
On the way back, Katy woke up, so we found a good stop to do some hiking. We hiked for an hour, we didn't reach anywhere because we had no trail maps with us. An hour hike was long enough for a little girl.
Katy's daddy tried to coax Katy into standing inside a tree. Katy didn't like the idea; she wanted to get him out. He thought it would be a nice picture of Katy inside a tree.
Checking out a fallen giant.
Crossing a bridge. By the way, there were many poison oaks along the hike trail.
We went to Samoa Cookhouse for dinner. It was very interesting. The food was really good, we all liked it. There was no menu or anything. You can call ahead to find out what they serve that day. We had roast beef and chicken fried pork steak. The soup was split pea with smoked ham. A hearty meal for lumberjacks. We found this place from Yelp, a good website to find restaurant reviews.
After the big meal, we went to the beach for the green flash. It was hazy that night, so no such luck.
On the way back home, we took our GPS advice to take Highway 299. It was a much better drive although it got crowded as you approached civilizations. Overall it was a pretty good trip, but Katy kept asking about going back to Katy's house. We are not sure about this upcoming long trip. Maybe she is not ready yet?
Posted by Mike at September 3, 2007 10:17 PM
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