Beauty and Wonder - Day 23 - 2018

Just a little beyond the beaten path...

We said goodbye to the Pacific Coast...

(Bill)

...and drove inland through several national forests...

(Bill)

...to Drakesbad Guest Ranch in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

(Lisa)

(Bill)

We hiked to nearby Boiling Springs,

where we were able to observe hydrothermal phenomena.

(Lisa)

(Bill)

There was abundant wildlife and plant life along the way..

(Lisa)

(Bill)

We spent some evening time in the ranch's common space...

(Lisa)

...and enjoyed the cool mountain evening...

(Bill)

Beauty and Wonder - Day 22 - 2018

Just a little beyond the beaten path...

We visited Redwoods National and State Parks,

hiked the California Coastal Trail along the Pacific,

and watch the sunset while listening to Sea Lions

from an overlook in Trinidad, California...

Our cameras utterly fail to capture the majesty of the Redwoods...

The Stout Grove

(Lisa)

 (a couple we met from Maine took this)

(note finger in top corner :^D)

(Bill)

The Pacific, and

theYurok Loop of the

California Coastal Trail at Lagoon Creek...

(Lisa)

(Bill)

"Big Tree Wayside" along the

Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway...

(Bill)

Here's my attempt at stitching together

several photographs of a really big tree...

(Bill)

Sunset from an overlook in Trinidad,

while listening to the incessant bark of Sea Lions...

(Bill)

Beauty and Wonder - Day 21 - 2018

Just a little beyond the beaten path...

We visited Crate Lake National Park,

drove the Rim Drive,

and hiked part of the Rim Trail...

(Lisa)

...the water is really that color...

(Bill)

...we hiked to Plaikni Falls in the park...

(Lisa)

(Bill)

...enjoyed lunch overlooking the lake...

(Bill)

We visited the Rogue River Gorge,

and the Natural Bridge over the Rogue

on the drive back to Prospect...

(Lisa)

(Bill)

There are three waterfalls in Prospect,

all on streams that feed the Rogue.

Pearsonage Falls on Mill Creek (above).

Mill Creek Falls - 173 feet...

(Bill)

...and Barr Creek Falls - 242 feet...

(Bill)

All of the streams roar with numerous cascades...

(Bill)

Beauty and Wonder - Day 20 - 2018

Just a little beyond the beaten path...

We drove over 500 miles and stayed at

the historic

Prospect Hotel and Dinner House...

...we started with a pizza at the nearby

Prospect Pizza...

(Bill)

We walked to the nearby

Pearsonage Falls...

(Lisa)

...really big trees continued to be part of our experience...

(Lisa)