David, Ryan, Kristen and Michael
at the Big Foot Museum
Samoa Cookhouse in Eureka, CA
Ryan and Kristen at the top of the tram at
the Trees of Mystery
David and Michael playing the Dulcimer
This week was a wonderful treat for us. Michael (our Son), Ryan and Kristen (our Grand Kids), came from Texas to visit us. Michael was on a tight schedule so we fit all we could into 2 days.
They got here on Monday afternoon. We all went swimming (it was soooo hot), went to dinner and then sat up at the lodge watching a movie and playing Mexican Train.
We all got up early on Tuesday and left for our road trip by 8 AM. Of course our first stop was breakfast. We started over highway 299 towards Eureka. The road is very winding but a nice ride. On the way we went to Willow Creek, home of the Big Foot Museum. There have been many spottings of Big Foot in this area so we were pretty excited to go there. As is our usual luck, they are closed on Tuesdays so we just got to look in the windows. Michael told us a great story of his own spotting of Big Foot and we were all drawn in to his story.
Next stop was an Elk Crossing. There were tons of Elk laying around so we stopped to get pictures. Soon, we were in Eureka. It was a lot cooler there since it is right on the coast. Our friends, Bill and Donna told us about a good place to eat, Somoa Cookhouse. The building is the oldest cookhouse in CA. It is a huge rambling building with rows of tables where everyone eats together. They have one meal per day on their menu. The meal is served on platters and in bowls so you can serve yourself and eat as much as you want. Our meal consisted of bar-b-que ribs, beans, soup, salad, vegetables, potatoes and chocolate cake. I think the kids had 3 pieces of cake each. It was a pretty good meal and something different than the normal eatery.
We continued up the road to the Trees of Mystery. Outside of the main attraction there is a huge Paul Bunion and Babe statue. God has made magnificent things for us to look at and this area is one of them. There is a path to walk up, I think it is 1/3 mile long. You then arrive at the tram station. The tram goes almost straight up through huge redwoods. Ferns grow wild and the forest floor is full of plants. When we got to the top, we could see forever. On one side is mile after mile of forest and on the other is the ocean. Beautiful. It was pretty freaky going up in the tram. The tram cars hold only so much weight so we tried to figure out the whole way if we were over the weight limitation.
After we left there, we continued up the coast to Cresent City. The kids got to go into the ocean and freeze their feet. The water was really, really cold. Our motel room for the night was in Cresent City so it was eat again and go to bed.
The next morning was up early again. We continued up the road into the most majestic sight ever. There are redwood trees almost as big around as a house. The sun was shining through the trees and it was stunning. There are no words to describe what it was like. All I can say is how could anyone not believe in God and the beauty He has given to us. We traveled on to Oregon. We went through Grants pass and of course, ate again. Then we headed back south towards Redding and Red Bluff. We were back home in Red Bluff by 4 in the afternoon.
Michael and the kids had to leave and go back to Sacramento so we had to say good-bye.
Just a little bragging note: Ryan and Kristen are really fun to be around. We laughed alot, sang alot and just had a good time. They are so nice not only to us but to each other. You can tell they really love each other and they get along so well. Michael of course is a good father and is doing a good job with them. But, my praise is for their Mom, Celeste. Thank you Celeste for being such a great Mom and raising such wonderful Grandchildren.
We will miss Michael and the kids but feel blessed we got to spend the time with them. I hope they had a good time, we did.
David and Carol
Happy Campers
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