Today we continued along the California coast with stops at California State Redwood Parks as well as the Redwood National Park. We made stops in Klamath and Garberville, Klamath being a small town on the edge of an Indian reservation and Garberville being a small "hippie town" that time forgot. Specifically, the town seemed to be frozen in time in the 1970's. As you walked through the town the poignant aroma of marijuana (yes, we knew what it was .... afterall, we grew up in the 60's and 70's) was everywhere. VW Lovebugs and VW buses seemed to be the accepted mode of transportation. Fashions also were from the '70's; long hair, tassled shirts, mumu dresses, sandals, large sunglasses, etc.
We pushed on to the Oregon border, stopping in Brookings, OR where we had an opportunity to visit one of my old friends whom I hadn't seen in 40 years. After a brief brunch we continued on to Gold Beach where we arrived just in time to catch the afternoon 80-mile round trip jet boat ride up the Rogue River. We were not disappointed with the amount of wildlife to be seen. We encountered osprey, eagles, deer, bear, and even a cougar. When we left Gold Beach the temperatures were in the 60's; when arrived 40 miles up-river we were in the 90's. We didn't return to Gold Beach until after 6 p.m. at which time the temperatures were again in the 50's. We had an exhausting day and were fortunate to find accommodations right on the shore of Gold Beach.
Another spectacular day.
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