Photos May 17 thru May 20, 2013

                                 This photo was a typical scene. Farmland meadows covered in grasses and flowers. North of Orick

This photo depicts the wetlands out of Orick. Wetlands are crucial in flood prevention, filtering pollutants, erosion control, animal and fish reproduction, and on and on. In northern California and in Oregon, it was wonderful to see the wetlands unhampered. 

I have seen plenty of typical driftwood--gnarly branches from who knows where. But this was the first time I saw redwood logs disguised as driftwood on the beach.

 These are berry bushes. I have passed thousands of them. When I first saw them a few weeks ago, there were buds. Now they are in full bloom. Won't be long before they are covered in berries. Wow, Mama G!

                     Imagine farmland, right in the midst of the redwoods. Here tis. North of Crescent City.

                 This is a golden eagle, I missed the photo of the bird of prey in flight.

                        A green rocky hill. Just a patch. I hadn't seen this in the redwoods earlier. Not far from Gold Beach, Oregon.

Leaving the KOA Kampground north of Crescent City, morning of May 19, 2013

Crazy rocks protrude from the ocean near the shore. May 19th, 12:30 pm.

                                       May 19th, 2:30 pm; simply lovely shoreline views.

                                            Made it to Oregon! May 19th, 9:43 am.

 On the way to Oregon on the Redwood Highway, just after leaving the KOA, May 19.
Still in California here.

Farmland and meadows with the redwoods behind. North of Crescent City, CA, May 19.

So many rivers in northern California and Oregon. This one just into Oregon. May 19.

                                                       Oregon rivers meeting the ocean.

                                              Rivers to Ocean. So lovely!

 Innovative Oregonians. This is a ship pulled inland and made into a gift shop.

                       I was trying to look upward into the trees. Still in California on this one.

                     Les and Calvin; father and son cyclists from Canada. Photo taken in Ophir, Oregon

               Rivers, rivers, rivers. Oregon is the land of rivers. Carlsbad, NM could use some of this water!

                    Check out the bridge too. The bridges in Oregon are really fantastic.

                                                       Les and Calvin again.

                                 Small and large, fast and slow. Babbling brooks, creeks, rivers.

                                       Simple road shot in Oregon. My one sunny day, all day, in Oregon.

 Scottish Broom covers the hills and roadsides from central California through Oregon. Truly beautiful.

 This was a crystal clear creek. I couldn't catch the image correctly. The blue is the sky reflection where the water was a bit deeper. The tan is the color of the rocky creek floor.

This is Sigano, the 70 yr old adventurer from McKinleyville, CA, about 12-15 miles north of Eureka. 

 I will do better with the photo order. This was my first attempt to upload photos from my desktop. I think I get it now. About time--2 months into this adventure!