On leaving Klamath falls we realised how lucky we had been as we woke up to smoke everywhere. The rain and wind 2 days ago had cleared it while we were here and now the smoke was back.

As we travelled up the west side of the lake

We saw a pelican and a great blue heron. Egrets cormorants and gulls ducks geese all along a floating harbour chain

We travelled extensively through a forested volcanic area for miles  ( along the 140.)we passed the brown mountain lava field.

There were lakes and ski stations and campgrounds until the landscape changed.

We descended the cascade mountains and we found that now we had fields and deciduous trees cattle and horses. 

We stopped at a Starbucks for coffee to keep us awake 😉

by then the smoke had cleared.

Next  we arrived the highway 5 then left at grants pass to join the 199 south to the redwoods and crescent city.

We crossed the border to California “ have you any produce with you”. no ….well actually we had 2 bananas 😉

Now we found giant trees and also fire  damaged hillsides 

They are giants so gigantic it makes

You feel so small 

The road winds through and around them

What a sight!

We stopped briefly to see the pacific coast in crescent city and battery lighthouse in the distance 

Then returned to our route to eureka on the 101 coastal highway 

It is called the redwood route and is the redwood national park and it follows the coast line closely so you get amazing views 

over the ocean. 

So now we are in Eureka California for 2 nights before we head for Yosemite national park.

We had a good journey and stopped saw some sights too so we had made a day of it.

But tired now 😎