5/1/05 to 5/2/05
Today we left the campsite at Willits and headed up Highway 101 with our destination to be Stone Lagoon Campground outside of Trinidad, Ca. The highway was again a winding road with many mountains to go up and down. We were inland most of the way. There was a beautiful river than ran beside the highway which was very pretty. Some of the time we were in a heavily wooded area. Quite a few of the trees were Giant Redwoods. We saw one large tree that had a door in it. “A real tree house” the sign said. We also saw a very large redwood log which had been hollowed out and made into a house. Our campground is quite close to the ocean. There are several inlets here called lagoons that flow out to the ocean. Also very close by is the Redwood National Park. We took several side trips through the Redwood Forest. It is beautiful scenery. The trees are so tall you cannot see the tops of them. The forest floor has some wild flowers, lots of ferns, wild berries, mosses, and other unknown vegetation. We were up on high mountains and down on the seashore. We walked along the beach and found some sand dollars and some pretty colored rocks for our granddaughter. We hiked back to an area called Fern Canyon. This canyon had high cliffs which are covered with several different kinds of ferns. It is beautiful. A stream runs between the walls. There are some wild flowers and wild life. It is kind of like a rain forest. We had a great day exploring the Redwood National Park.