On Saturday we finally made it to Arcata, to our son's. Arcata is in the redwood country and we've been wanting to go back to Prairie Creek State Park, a park about an hour north of Arcata. We suggested to our son that we all pack up in the truck and go, returning when our daughter-in-law got off work.
We first stopped at Wildberries, an upscale grocery store nearby buying lunch stuff that we could eat in the car: smoked salmon, cheeses, juice, crackers, and so forth. We all stuffed as we drove.
Prairie Creek not only has redwood trees but also has herds of Elk. We thought that it would be fun to see the elk with the kids and maybe do a hike then go to the Visitor's Center.
Justin use to work for the CCC so he showed me a site where they cleared out everything and replanted natural grasses, restoring the area to the way it looked many years ago. We then hiked thru the redwoods to a waterfall. Kids walked and ran up and down the trails looking for wild blackberries to eat.
Elk were out and I got excited to shoot some photos of several close to the road. Like the stupid visitors, I ran up close to get a good shot. Justin was really upset as one elk was getting a little nervous. I did have to admit that I did get a little too close but I didn't really think that the elk would bother me. Isn't that what they all think?
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