Day 2 - Lighthouse to and Redwoods
Trip Start
May 27, 2010
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Trip End
Ongoing
Crecent City, California
Friday, May 28, 2010
When I got to Highway 1, my first stop was the Point Arena light house. This was quite nice. Got to go up to the top of the light house and see the view which was quite impressive. In the museum they have the Fresnel lens that has since been replaced with a modern lens and lamp. The original is quite large and isn't a single glass element but is made up of numerous separate prisms. Very cool for being designed in the late 1800's.
From there, I wound my way up the coast to Fort Bragg where I had dinner at the North Coast Brewery. The Red Seal Cask Style Ale was a very good. The sandwich was also pretty good.
The continued my way up Highway 1 and 101 through the Coastal Redwoods and along the Avenue of the Giants to get up to Eureka and on to Redwood National Park. Drove through several areas of the park and along the Coastal Scenic Road. This ended up being a version of taking the Miata off road. Couple places I wasn't sure about, but it and I made it. Along the road was able to see out in the ocean where there were several whale. Could see the spouts from their blowholes. Camera didn't have enough zoom to get a good image though. Then went on to Crecent City for the evening, where unfortunately, they can't keep a Microbrew open.
Tomorrow, Oregon looms
