Day 15: Redwoods to Grants Pass

This morning was foggy again. I would have wanted to spend more time at the beach if it had cleared up or been warmer, but since the weather was about the same, we said good bye to the Pacific and headed for California!

It was only about a 30 minute drive to the Jedediah Smith State Redwood Forest.
We stopped at an information center and were told about a trail that was handicapped accessible for a scooter only 3 miles away. So we loaded into the van and went there. All 6 of us hiked this 1/2 mile trail through the Redwoods.

Wow, the size of these trees really is phenomenal!

It made you feel kind of small! There was also a pre-historic vibe to it, as if any second, dinosaurs were bound to appear around the corner! Very worthwhile to visit!

Selfie by Ben with all 6 of us in it!
 

The clover were also enormous and the ferns were very pretty. We also saw a banana slug!

After that, we drove on to Grants Pass, back into Oregon, since this seemed like the best, shortest way to get quickly to Interstate 80 heading back east. I had made a reservation at a nice private campground with full services, including laundry, which we sorely needed!
As we drove, it became increasingly hazy and we realized it was smoke, not fog! There have been a number of forest fires in Oregon and California, and we apparently were down wind of one.

Daryl was concerned for his mother's (and his own) respiratory health, so upon arrival at the campground, he found the nearest Walmart and bought a hepa-filter air purifier to run in the camper.
I got busy with the laundry, deciding to also wash all the towels and sheets. I wound up having 4 loads, plus Elaine had one, so even with 3 washers in the room, this took a while.

Fortunately, they had wifi (albeit slow) and I was able to work on my blog and even checked Facebook! It was so nice to have clean clothes!

Daryl took Ben down to the river (right along the campground) and did some fishing. They did not catch any fish, but came back with a bucket full of Marion berries (a type of blackberry), growing wild all along the river! Yummy!

This campground was really nice with private bathrooms just like home, where you could shower as long as you liked with the door locked!