Moving day - Chinook RV Resort, Klamath, CA, - we are now finally in California (my rough plan in January had us at Yosemite in mid-September). It was a grueling 64.8 miles (5,578.1 trip/64,059.2 total). This time it really was a bit nerve-racking, but fun at the same time. On Hwy. 199 we inched past an overturned semi; saw magnificent roaring river views; passed enormous redwoods inches from the road; drove through a tight tunnel over a 1/3 mile long; passed awe-inspiring ocean views; and the road narrowed due to a rock slide. I will never complain about a nice boring Interstate highway again. Of course, the Interstate will never rival the views we had on this little backwoods highway.
At 1,886.2 ft. long (I just caught the end of it), and 15 ft. tall, it made us very aware of our height and girth!
I HATE following trucks hauling logs. Now I will avoid following trucks hauling lumber of any kind!
Pictures taken while driving can't focus well, but I wanted to capture how close these huge trees were to the road.
Did workers notch this tree to allow for big rigs, or did a big rig do it for us all?
Hwy. 101 is such a pretty drive. You see a little of everything.
A slide took out part of the road, so there was a long term rebuilding project with a single lane squeeze. It was tight, but at 5 mph I had no problem getting through.
These were the biggest waves we have seen in a while. There were even some insane people in wet suits trying to surf.
We drove past Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox - the redwoods still dwarf the 49 foot tall Paul!
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