Northern California Side Trips – July 2023

Northern California Side Trips – July 2023

by Kim · Published July 18, 2023 · Updated July 21, 2023

Northern California Side Trips – July 2023

These photos are taken during some of smaller afternoon adventures while staying in McKinleyville, California.

Watching the waves crash at Sue-Meg.

Sue-Meg State Park

The is supposed to be "Wedding Rock". I think the rock second from left is the bride looking up at the groom?

We enjoyed a nice walk along the coast of Sue-Meg State Park.

We took a short trail down to the water in Sue-Meg State Park.

A heart-shaped branch in Sue-Meg State Park.

We had dinner Tuesday evening in Trinidad, CA.

Dale had clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl.

Otters on the pier in the Trinidad Bay.

View of the Trinidad bay.

Dale stands atop a Redwood Tree stump.

The Sequoia Park in Eureka is a small city park with a short trail and playground. It was our first chance to get close to a Redwood.

A chimney in the middle of the woods in Sequoia Park in Eureka.

Our new favorite brunch spot in Eureka.

We had breakfast after church at Cafe Waterfront in Eureka. There was a trumpet and piano player entertaining us.

After church brunch is the best!

Eureka's waterfront.

We ate lunch at this restaurant that used to be a saloon and brothel.

Visitor center in Eureka.

Old Town Eureka

One of the quaint storefronts in Old Town Eureka.

Looks similar to poppies.

Fort Humboldt was formally abandoned in 1870 and rapidly fell into decay. Today, only the hospital building remains of the original fourteen structures.

t was during its first few years that Fort Humboldt was home to One of Fort Humboldt's most famous residents was the young Captain Ulysses S. Grant.

Fort Humboldt State Park in Eureka, CA.

Officer's quarters at Fort Humboldt State Park.

Dolbeer Steam Donkey was a huge leap forward for loggers in the early 1900s.

My handsome guy is ready to check out the sky walk.

The Sequoia Zoo in Eureka.

The skywalk bounced and swayed a bit. It was kind of unsettling, but very beautiful.

The skywalk was attached to Redwood Trees at about 100 feet off the ground.

A Red Panda. Doesn't look like a panda much to me.

Flamingos are always a pretty sight.

Dale crawls through the otter tube.

These otters were the most entertaining wildlife at the zoo.

I'd look a little angry too if I was in a cage.

This eagle nest replica illustrates just how large their nest is.

Help! Spiderman nabbed Dale!

Put your behind in your past!

Sweet goat face.

This raccoon was agitated and wouldn't pose for my photo. How rude. ha

Just three flamingos hanging out.

If Dale were wearing shorts you'd see the resemblance between his and the flamingo's legs! ha ha

In honor of Buddy Turtle.

Dale flies like an eagle, to the sea, flies like an eagle ....

A cross placed at the top of a hill near Trinidad Bay was placed there in 1913 to replace a wooden cross from 1775 that stated the area was claimed for Spain.

Hiking Trinidad Head Loop on a Wednesday afternoon.

Trinidad beach.

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