After heading north from Mendocino, we visited the Drive Thru Tree; photo above. (Irene is addicted to roadside attractions, and this one is iconic). We then continued through Humboldt County, which, in additon to being America's marijuana capital, has a terrific redwood park: old growth redwoods and sunshine, something you don't see further North.
We spent the past couple of nights outside of Crescent City, near the Oregon border and the northern gateway to Redwood National and State Parks. The parks are great, someone told us parts of E.T. were filmed here. Don't know if it's true, but the old groves do look just like the place where E.T crashed.
It seems very prehistoric, all misty and overcast, with huge trees and huge ferns under them. The national/state parks have not only redwood forests, but prairie (where we saw elk, photo above) and rivers and ocean environments as well. We're very glad we were able to spend a few days here.
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