Today we left in the morning and went north up I-5 from Corning, CA, then took a left in Redding and headed west on the 299 through the Salmon Mountains to Trinidad, California. From Redding to the coast is 124 miles of windy road that basically follows along beside the Trinity River. It was a very scenic drive, but when you're driving a 42' rv and towing a car, it can be a bit of a grind. We did encounter some delays due to road construction and had to wait and follow a pilot car to get through the approximately 5 mile stretch of one lane road. I guess this area is "Big Foot" country because while driving through the small towns in the mountains, there were several businesses with names such as "Big Foot Burgers", "Big Foot Realty" and "Big Foot Gas" ( really don't think I want to be around Big Foot Gas. The forests up here are really dense, so I guess he could be hiding up here somewhere. We pulled into our lovely little rv park, "Sounds of the Sea" around 3:00. We are just off highway 101 with the ocean just a few hundred feet away. We plan on staying here a few days to visit Redwood National Park, the picturesque mining town of Eureka, maybe visit a couple of wineries, do a white water raft trip and of course take lots of pictures of the beautiful shorelines here. This is the memorial lighthouse in Trinity, CA.
A view from Wedding Rock
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