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Fall 2022 RV Trip (page 8)
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On Friday we continued our tour of Point Reyes National Seashore. This part of the park is where the San Andreas Fault lies. This fence moved 16 feet during the earthquake of 1906. |
| You can sort of pick out the fault line scar. |
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We headed out to Point Reyes. This point sticks out far enough that it was a significant hazard to shipping. The picture here shows Point Reyes beach. Because it is in the national seashore it is nearly empty. Additionally, it has dangerous rip tides all the time. |
| These trees have been hammered by the winds of the point. We had a beautiful calm day. |
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On the point they built a lighthouse. They built it closer to the water because the top of the hill is often encased in fog. |
| The stairs to and from the lighthouse numbered 313! |
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Deer and elk roam free under federal protection. |
| These seals are taking a break from fishing and are sunning themselves on the rock. |
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This road is not in use anymore but looks like it led to a plantation. The tunnel is made up of cypress trees. |
| Sir Frances Drake sailed along the California coast. In his log he talked about a "fair bay" where he took refuge. Many assumed it referred to San Francisco bay but his mention of White Cliffs of Dover make this spot more likely. |
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We took another hike to a point that featured this arch... |
| ...as well as this Chimney Rock... |
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...and an elephant seal viewing area. This bull is guarding his harem. I saw another female try to enter and he scared her off (not sure why). |
| Saturday was pretty much a driving day. Google said it would be less than 5 hours but it actually took over 7 hours. This is because we took the Shoreline Highway (northern end of the Pacific Coast Highway - CA-1). It was so winding that we rarely got above 35 mph. It was worth it for the views however. Many of the best views were when I was driving with no pullouts available so few pictures. This arch was a good example though. |
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The waves were crashing against the rocks in dramatic fashion. I just didn't catch one at the right time. |
| Once we turned inland we were in a dense redwood forest. |
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This was at our camp which was heavily wooded. |
| There were many giants along the way (some twice as big as this one if you can believe it). |
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| As we headed up to Oregon the "attractions" were rare but we drove through beautiful redwood forests, along the ocean and through the mountains (in snow). This is our camp in Grant's Pass OR. |
| Nick Lilienthal lives in Oregon so we stopped for lunch to visit. |
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| This was Bend OR. I was looking for a dump station and stopped in this parking lot. I was surprised to see the last Blockbuster store in the world. |
| We drove to visit Gratia in Boise. We added another state capitol in the process. |
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| Alair had a basketball game that day. She is a freshman but plays on the sophomore team. You can tell it is all about the social aspects. |
| Gratia hosted us for dinner and a visit. |
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| Halfway across Idaho we encountered this herd of cows being moved down the road by a couple cowboys. |
| On the drive through Montana we found this wonderful restaurant that was playing a rerun of the fantastic Vikings vs Buffalo Bills. |
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| We encountered horrible weather and roads from Billings to Perham but we made it. Over 7000 miles of togetherness! |
