tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697379181277177026.post5722668474739993309..comments2023-06-14T08:45:39.315-07:00Comments on RVing and Travels...Adventures with Suzanne and Brad: South Fork, Rhododendron and Brown Creek Trail, Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkSuzanne and Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07997523568133127894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697379181277177026.post-27777108622324644302008-10-01T05:54:00.000-07:002008-10-01T05:54:00.000-07:00Howdy,You're in the Redwoods! This is probably a ...Howdy,<BR/>You're in the Redwoods! This is probably a great time of year to be there. During my sister's time in Eureka, we came through there several times, camping a few at Redwood State Park. I remember the silence of the forest -- the trees just soak up sound and the ground is muffled by their duff. I also remember it was always rainy and foggy, but we were generally going there in the winter for long weekends. <BR/><BR/>There was a really good article a few years back in the New Yorker about the completely different ecosystem that exists at the top of the canopy. I found at least a part of it on line for you here: <BR/><BR/> http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18846401_ITM<BR/><BR/>(For one of your reading days)<BR/><BR/>I also always remember Steinbeck's Travels With Charley. In case you haven't read it, he travels across the country in a camper truck with his dog Charlie. His description of Charlie encountering the redwoods is fun -- he lifts his leg to pee on one and then looks up and up and up...<BR/><BR/>You mentioned stopping by Yosemite Valley later in the fall. Jeff's sister and husband just came through there last week and it turns out it is THE outdoor school location for the Bay Area. She said it wasn't too bad -- kids weren't everywhere and were contained in manageable groups. The falls were dry but they may be flowing again by the time you get there when the fall rains start. <BR/><BR/>Talk to you later,<BR/>KarenUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09970128957129666036noreply@blogger.com