20 miles north of Humboldt we stopped at this really cool town called called Orick, which was a full-on lumberjack / biker town.
lumberjack bar (called the Lumberjack)
mural on side of Lumberjack Bar
this kind of made me wish we would have stayed here instead of Humboldt. i have respect for a town that offers Cowgirl Mud Wrestling entertainment.
these products were for sale at the gas station in Orick. i had a hard time deciding at first, but ultimately concluded that "Black & Bold" was the right choice.
on the way up we stopped in the Redwood National Forest for a coffee break.
the closest we've come to camping thus far
Peet's Major Dickenson's Blend (don't leave home without it) [i have 2lbs with me]
some strange horses we saw
in the Redood forest they had an "interpretive trail".. which is not an actual physical trail but a trail inside your mind. i had a pretty good hike, but had a slight leg cramp afterwards, and some mild chafing
kiki's new car. definitely going to be broken in after this trip
made our way to the Pacific Coast after driving through a dirt road through the forest
this was the last time we'll see the ocean for the rest of the trip. bye ocean
Paulie
for $4 you can drive through this redwood tree which people have been driving through since like 1900 or something. this woman in the car before us took about 30 pictures of her husband driving through. i only took about 3 but i think i captured the moment...
we finally made it
we read about this cool lodge in our "Oregon" book and decided to stay there (at Oregon Caves National Monument). we figured after the Super 8 Motel we deserved to treat ourselves. nothing against the Super 8. Super 8 is fine and all, but it's nice not to have a McDonald's drive-thru next to your window. it's also nice not to have to worry about getting syphilis from laying on the comforter.
Oregon Caves Chateau
took a tour of this huge cave where our tour guide told us a lot about stalactites and stalagmites. and especially calcite. he told us a lot about calcite, which he considers one of the most interesting minerals. i have to agree. it is an interesting mineral. especially to hear about extensively on an hour and 1/2 tour.
after the tour i asked him if anyone had ever died in the cave (like, a tourist).. and he told this crazy story about some guy in like the 50's who took his wife and another couple into the caves. they saw some sketchy characters outside so the guy had his gun out when they were going through the cave, just to be safe. he ended up falling down a cavern and the gun went off and killed him instantly. the other couple ran off, thinking it was robbers or something, leaving the guy's wife there with her dead husband in the dark for almost a day.
i can see why they don't tell this anecdote during the regular tour.
after the Oregon Caves National Monument area we headed through Applegate where Kiki spent time as a kid. here's one of her Kiki's childhood hangouts, where they used to jump off this bridge and swing from a rope and stuff (when she was 12). she was really excited to go back.
in Ashland for tonight... tomorrow we're headed for Portland
still no camping, but we're going to get to that.. real soon
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