Sometimes, things don’t go like you planned. The group left Redmond for Crescent City after saying good-bye to Aaron and Lindsey. Redwoods were our next stop. At around 3:30 they pulled into the ranger station to check out information. Joyce had planned their drive and hike the next day for the Stout Memorial Grove. Well surprise! The grove was closed for the entire week to grade the road. It was open today until maybe 6 and then everyone had to leave. (The ranger was not a fount of information).
So, they jumped in the car and took off on two wheels. As the car approached the road, another ranger stopped us and gave us a sheet that the road closed at 5. They had an hour. The car bounced down the road. (It really does need to be graded). The car pulled into the parking spot, people spilled out of the car and raced off down the path to see the trees.
When it was time to leave, another ranger was sitting in the parking lot herding people out. He radioed ahead and told them to hold the gate open until the gray van drove through. As Joyce pulled through the gate, she told the ranger that she was the one that he was waiting for only to realize that she was the head of a parade of bumping and bouncing cars.
We made it to Crescent City and were able to multi-task unloading our luggage and waiting in line for a restaurant.
Did we mention that the Redwoods were stunning? I hope you like Redwood pictures as you will be seeing plenty of them.
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Closed! -
The path -
The Redwoods -
Sights along the way -
I am Larry Eng and this is my forest -
Part of Larry Eng’s grove?
Maybe it is time for a nice, serene, tranquil mueum.