Unfortunately our pet sit
in Portland has been cancelled as well due to the Coronavirus.
Although we knew this was likely, everyone is pretty disappointed.
We have no further pet sits lined up in the US so will make our way
back to Canada as quickly as the weather will allow. We'll be taking
the most rural route possible.
Anyway, it's a beautiful
morning so we're going to get a walk in before we move. Close to us
is a Redwood State Park. The drive through the park is glorious and
our big truck suddenly seems pretty small amongst the redwood
giants...
We spot the Mill Creek
Trail and we go for a walk. Now that we are further north and near
the coast the forest has a completely different feel. It's very moist
with lots of moss, mushrooms and ferns.
After a while the trail
starts to follow Mill Creek and we see a whole group of trout.
They are not moving much
and look like they are suspended. Presumably they are either waiting
to go upstream, or to spawn. We watch for a little while, fascinated.
A bit further on is the
Stout Grove Trail with some more enormous redwood trees.
A bit later than planned
we get back to the campsite and quickly have lunch and pack up.
We enter Oregon on the US-101 dubbed the
'Scenic Corridor' and it certainly lives up to its name. There are
numerous stopping points along the way. Each one with impressive
views over the pacific. The coast is littered with rock formations.
Today: 125km - 3h
Total: 28,377km - 553h6m
