This morning we got up and went for a hike down the trail to
the beach as a family onto Harris Beach!
It was a beautiful morning! We
must have taken a thousand pictures! We
had a lot of fun down there hiking around on the sand… up and over the rocks..
around the corners… finding starfish and other creatures on the shore. We had a lot of fun. Growing up, we always went to the beach in
Delaware or Maryland. Those beaches are
always sandy. Even the beaches in Florida
are usually sandy beaches. The beaches
in the Northwest are usually rocky or really gritty sand- if any. With that in mind, there seems to always be a
lot more wildlife on the beaches here.
There are always crabs, hermit crabs, sea annenomies, starfish.. and a
bunch of other critters. Well, I guess it would be more accurate to say that
the wildlife is noticeably different here than it has been at other beaches we
have been used to exploring. So, all of
these differences really stick out to us here.
We had a lot of fun exploring the beach together this morning.
After our hike, we ate some lunch, packed up the camper, and
got on the road. We drove about an hour
south into the Redwoods- into California!
We are spending the night at Jeddediah Smith State Park. It was tricky to get the camper into the site
here. The campsites are beautiful! They are nestled into the redwoods. There aren’t any services here and the prices
are higher. The scenery is tough to beat
though. It’s times like these that make
me with we had invested in some solar power to help with power when we are off
the grid. We will be fine for a day or
two… but some solar would make things a little nicer. Some Day… We are camped in a beautiful park…
along the Smith River… after we set up camp, we took the bikes out and pedaled
around the park with the kids. It was a
lot of fun. Again- glad we brought the
bikes.
We will see what tomorrow brings… we might pull the camper out and head further south to see more of the trees. It might be easier to just pull the camper with us everywhere we go. That might be easier than trying to time our departures and campsite check-ins…. It is really free to just go… without making reservations. When we started our trip… I thought that all of these campgrounds were going to be booked up because the reservation sites would not allow us to book sites. In reality, the parks are pretty well empty- so no one bothers with reservations in the winter. Again, fall / winter camping is a great way to see all of these parks without dealing with the crowds. We have met some great people out here on the road… makes me want to be a full timer for a few years after the Army… We will see how it goes.—Either way, it sure beats fighting with other shoppers at Walmart to save $50 on a TV that no one needs… right?? J
We will see what tomorrow brings… we might pull the camper out and head further south to see more of the trees. It might be easier to just pull the camper with us everywhere we go. That might be easier than trying to time our departures and campsite check-ins…. It is really free to just go… without making reservations. When we started our trip… I thought that all of these campgrounds were going to be booked up because the reservation sites would not allow us to book sites. In reality, the parks are pretty well empty- so no one bothers with reservations in the winter. Again, fall / winter camping is a great way to see all of these parks without dealing with the crowds. We have met some great people out here on the road… makes me want to be a full timer for a few years after the Army… We will see how it goes.—Either way, it sure beats fighting with other shoppers at Walmart to save $50 on a TV that no one needs… right?? J
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