Coo Coo Cachoo

We awoke to to an amazing day on the California coast on Wednesday.  This was definitely a treat and a great day for the drive to Coos Bay Oregon.

We got in some more redwood sightings and other dramatic surprises that you will have to review the full post to get the full dose.

Feeling a little horny in Arcata in the morning...

We popped into Trinidad for some lunch at the Seascape Restaurant at the base of the Pier.  I would have to say, pretty good clam chowder and Susan and I split a crab Cocktail.  This makes 4 Dungeness Crab and 2 Alaska King Crab meals up to 3-10-2010.

Nice shots of the bay...

Various nautical items...

I promised surprises and let me just say, this was way lucky!  We spotted not one, but TWO herds of wild Roosevelt Elk.  One of the herds was right off the freeway grazing and we were able to get super close in the car.  Pretty cool I must say...

To really get good shots of the second herd, we had to hike back a ways around Elk Meadow.

We saw plenty of Skunk Cabbage on our walk as well...

On to Klamath CA, which provided us with loads of entertainment and fudge to boot (espresso & maple nut, quarter pound each).

WTF?  Giant Paul Bunyan and Babe The Blue Ox at the ever so strange Trees of Mystery...

This gives one cause to re-evaluate the term blue balls...

Now for the finale, we drove through a Redwood Tree in Klamath CA (We also did the Chandelier Tree the previous day).