Katya's trip to the redwoods as a 9 yr. old

Katya turned nine on Wednesday August 4. We celebrated with a special birthday dinner, mac'n cheese, present opening, and a custom made ice cream pie. I was a nice little family party. Since Katya loves the beach so much, Friday morning we headed for the Arcata coast.

We began our coastal adventures at Patrick's Point State Park. We walked part of the coastal trail, hiked out to Wedding Rock, up Lookout Rock, snacked on huckleberries, and then spent the afternoon at Agate Beach. Although none of are/were certain what an agate actually looks like, we filled our pockets with beautiful rocks. As you can see in most of the photos, the weather was a welcome change from the valley.

We are at Trillium Fall at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. One of the highlights of our trip is pictured below; fern canyon was incredible. A small stream meandering through a canyon whose walls are carpeted in ferns of all types.

We spotted this bull elk resting when we were finishing the Fern Canyon trail.

We enjoyed a brief bike ride this weekend and Katya did great climbing a hill that was steep for her.

Another great aspect of the trip was the ample beach combing time we allowed. The picture below is at Clam Beach; we were looking for intact sand dollars, but found none.


This trip was a wonderful way to wrap up our summer. Thanks Dr. Adventure!