Back Home in Humboldt

Just returned from a spectacular trip back to the northern California homeland! No overnight camping on this trip, but plenty of scenic, outdoorsy daytrips to familiar spots. The best part was sharing it all with my wonderful travel companion (that would be the same, aforementioned, cute and capable mountain tour-guide mentioned here... it was only fair I return the favor)!

Here are a few memories from the journey...

Crossing the bay bridge enroute to the Golden Gate...many hours south of the true *Northern* California!

Towering redwoods in Sequoia (sempervirens) Park...

...along with a family of turtles

Foggy coastline and empty beaches, near Trinidad

Patrick's Point State Park...with fog...

...and without!

A local (spotted) banana slug

Redwoods meet the coast near Agate Beach

Agate Beach...

...home of...plentiful agates...

...and nice sunsets (at least twice a year)!

A cormorant sea and air show, along Humboldt Bay

Our final morning, at Samoa Dunes