Home On The Road

Clear Lake CA

2008-11-02T13:31:00.000-08:00

From the big trees to a large lake.
After spending a month along several rivers we come to Clear Lake, an area populated with fishing lodges and summer homes.

The lake edges are full of docks and boat houses.

Klamath River RV Resort

2008-10-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

This is the view in front of our home away from home on the Klamath river. The bridge passing over the river is part of HWY 101.

The second shot below is also the Klamath river heading to the ocean two miles down stream.

A shot of the campground layout at Klamath River RV Resort. A nice quite and very clean location with a great view of the Klamath river.

Redwood National Park

2008-10-21T17:18:00.000-07:00

It's a beautiful sunny day so we decided to take a drive south of Crescent City thru the Redwood National Park. It's very hard to pass up a photo opp with some of these giant trees. Imagine, these tree are around 1500 to 2000 years old. What they must have seen in their lifetime!

Below is a shot of the redwood highway that runs south thru one of the many state parks within the Redwood National Forest.

Nathan, go get Granddad's axe. Grand-mommy found a little log for the camp fire. We may have a little problem putting it in the back of the truck.

Again another shot of miles of open beach, not a sole to be seen. This beach has what is known as the Gold Bluffs and you guessed it, it's because gold was found here in the late 1800's.

But around here we have to remember the natural danger of being so close to the shore. The sign below says it all.

Francine On The Hunt

2008-10-19T15:42:00.000-07:00

What do you mean? look at the bear??

I don't see any bear !!!

I can't see any fish, just a bird!!

Crescent City, California more Pic's

2008-10-18T11:19:00.000-07:00

At the harbor in Crescent City all the fishing boats are waiting for the opening of the crab season.

Lined up beside the docks are the crab traps, Granddad was told by a local fisherman that each trap would catch 10 to 15 crabs a day. Maybe Granddad should get a job on board one of the fishing boats so he could get all the crab he wants.

Also in the harbor we found a lot of sea lions bathing in the sun. You will have to look hard to see them in this pic since the fishermen don't like them around so they stay far off shore out of reach, too bad for us since we like to see them.

Another shot of the coast line plus the road back to our home away from home.

Just one last shot. We found an art gallery on the side of the road and stopped to buy your Mom a piece of modern art for the front yard but they were all too big to bring back to your house

Crescent City , California

2008-10-18T10:15:00.000-07:00

We are now just south of Crescent City, California at Klamath River RV Resort in the giant Redwood National Forest park. Some of these trees are so large you could build a whole house out of the lumber harvested from just one tree.

This was also the home to the legendary Paul Bunyon and his blue ox Babe. You have to look hard but you can just see Granddad standing between the legs of Paul and Babe

Crescent City , California

Tsunamis

Crescent City is susceptible to tsunamis. According to Humboldt State University, the city experienced tsunami conditions 17 times between the years 1943 and 1994. Although most of these effects were barely perceptible, one tsunami in particular extensively damaged the city in 1964.

On March 27, 1964, the G ood Friday Earthquake off Anchorage, Alaska, set in motion local landslide tsunamis, as well as a trans-Pacific one that sped in three hours down the U.S. West Coast to the state of Washington. Destroying docks, boats, cars, coastal dwellings and surging up rivers with the same result, the tsunami continued down the coast.

Within another 1/1-2 hours four waves struck over a two-hour period at Crescent City. Afterwards, 289 buildings and businesses had been destroyed; 1000 cars and 25 large fishing vessels crushed; 12 people were confirmed dead, over 100 were injured, and numbers were missing; 60 blocks had been inundated with 30 city blocks destroyed in total. Although most of the missing were later accounted for, not all were tracked down. Insurance adjusters estimated that the city received more damage from the tsunami on a block-by-block basis than did Anchorage, Alaska, from the initial earthquake.

At Salmon Harbor RV Resort

2008-10-12T14:04:00.000-07:00

At Salmon Harbor RV Resort we enjoy walking along the beach taking in the views and checking out the endless amounts of agates while resisting the temptation to load up our pockets for the grand kids.

Below a few eager fishermen still after the elusive salmon while the seals play and scare off the fish.

Back On The Road

2008-10-12T13:34:00.000-07:00

On the road again, heading south to our next destination Salmon Harbor RV Resort, just across the border of Oregon and California.

WOW do we fit?

Stopped for a roadside lunch with a view

Kyle The Fisherman

2008-10-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

This is for Kyle the fisherman of the family.

Chinook Bend RV Resort

A 41LB Salmon on 8/29/08. This is by far the largest Salmon thus far for the 2008 season.

Chinook Winds Casino

2008-10-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

A great place for crab, every Friday night all the crab you can eat. WOW did Bryan make a dent in the crab section.

Lincoln City

2008-10-05T13:42:00.000-07:00

After 5400KM driven in 7 days we find ourselves on the Oregon coast between Lincoln City and Newport.
Since our arrival we've had mostly rain and fog. This reminds us of our first visit here some 30 years ago.
Still the views are well worth the drive and soon we'll be driving further south hoping for fairer weather.

What happened to the sun ??? A cold October day by the sea.

Just behind our RV, a little action out side our windows.

A large herd of elks.

Home On The Road

2008-09-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

This is our home base back in Coteau-Du-Lac Quebec where we spend time with our gang, the four rugrats, Kyle, Errin, Nathan & Brandyn. While Mom & Dad (Marilyn & Luc) run wild at work.