Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Finally :) Our trip to the Oregon Coast came! I won't bore you with pre-trip preparation. On to the good stuff!!! On Tuesday May 25th we got off work by 3:00pm, packed the car, got gas and ice and were on our way to the California Redwoods by 4:45. Woot woot! Our trip across Las Vegas was minimally interesting. Lots of desert, hills, blah blah blah. We made it into Reno at about midnight, stopped for gas, and got yelled at by the guy at Chevron for using the bathroom together. The lines was huge! Hotels were outrageous, so we decided to drive on and not sleep here. I do not like Reno. I had slept a little bit earlier, so Josh and I switched drivers about 30 miles outside of Susanville, CA. The hotels there were expensive too, so we decided to drive to the next rest stop and sleep there. Little did we know that after the last building in Susanville the altitude jumps thousands of feet. Before we could get to a rest stop, it was snowing like crazy! With white knuckles, we finally made it, and were able to sleep for a few hours. But it was a bit crazy.
ACCOMMODATIONS OUR FIRST NIGHT :)
The next morning, we got up, and took off for the final leg of our long drive to the coast. Outside of Redding, CA the Google Map instructions we were givin told us to turn north into the Hoopa Reservation and then east again onto a road called Bald Hills Rd. We have fondly named this route the Hoopa Trail... cause it really was like a trail... paved for part of the windy steep climb up to the summit, then suddenly dirt road for miles. On the reservation it was common for roads to have no street signs... and we drove this road for about 45 minutes with no confirmation that it was the right way. But we did see a bear cub right off the side of the road.
Bear in Hoopa indian reservation
Thankfully Josh spotted a ranger who let us know we were going the right way. WHEW! about 20 minutes later we ended up in Orick, CA and the beginning of the Redwood forest. We had a great time wandering through the enormous ancient trees. In Klamath we went through a drive through tree and got some pics. And before entering Oregon we found the Trees of Mystery and got some pics by Paul Bunyan and Babe. :)
Redwood Forest!
Rhododendrians !
Upon entering Oregon, we also got our first glimpse of the coast and had to stop and document it. So beautiful !!
The first thing we did after that was get on the Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor. There were many pull offs, but we only chose a few.
Arch Rock
Natural Bridges Cove
At Harris Beach State Park we got down to the beach and found some sand dollars. the rocks here were gorgeous.
That night we camped out at Cape Blanco State Park, which was one of the greatest camp sites we have ever been to. They had hot showers, electricity, and a very nice and clean site. Good prices too! We had canned Dinosaurs and bread and it was yummy. It was chilly, but a nice night.
Before going to bed we drove over to the beach access area and were able to actually drive the car on the beach. She looked so cute out there I had to take a picture! AWW. 
Sadly, we also were not watching a wave and when it came in close Josh grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the shore. It scared me so bad I screamed, jumped, and my little point and shoot camera fell out of my pocket. great... we pulled the memory card out first, then the batteries. Then once we were in the car again, Josh took it apart and blew it dry and got all of the sand out. No luck... it was toast. Thank Elyon that Jamie was wonderful enough to let us borrow her SLR camera. Otherwise we would have missed one of the most gorgeous sunsets I have ever seen...
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