Klamath to Arcata to Stafford RV Park

Stafford RV Park, Scotia, CA

 

    A foggy day -- not in London-town but on the Humboldt County coast at Big Lagoon, which is not only the name of the fresh-water lagoon but is also descriptive. It is indeed a large lagoon.

 

 

 

    Panning left one cannot quite make out the outlet of Big Lagoon but a rocky point to the south appears thanks to a thinning in the fog.

 

 

 

    Surf and sand dunes to the west of McKinleyville, where I could not find a sign directing me to the library but did see a sign to virtually every church in town. [Does that mean the City Fathers (and mothers) value godliness above literacy? Or, as I told an Arcata librarian, perhaps I just missed the sign pointing to the library.]

 

 

    California State Historical Marker #882, the Humboldt Harbor Historical District, which sits on a small knoll south of Eureka just off of US101 and has a good view of Humboldt Bay.

 

 

 

 

 

    Look north-west across 101 at Humboldt Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Panning left toward the center of the bay.

 

 

 

 

    Looking south-west toward the southern end of Humboldt Bay, which is partially obscured by some buildings and a large tree (a Monterey Cypress?) [There was a rather large Cypress south of Brookings in Oregon -- or did they call it a Monterey pine? Whichever -- it was a very large and old tree transplanted from Central California.]
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Links:

• Wikipedia article on Eureka, CA
• Wikipedia article on Humboldt Bay
• History of the Pacific Lumber Company in Scotia, CA

F 19 Aug Actual Route: Klamath - McKinleyville - Arcata - Fortuna - Scotia

Sa 20 Aug Actual Route: Scotia - Garberville - Willits - Ft Bragg

Su 20 Aug Route: Ft Bragg
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Finding Campgrounds:

• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com

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