Avenue of the Giants...

In the garden at Cutten, Annas Hummingbirds are on the feeder and Stellar Jays annoy the ducks and chickens. When Jerrin is not house sitting he is helping on his parents farm at Rio Dell and has lots of local knowledge. He warns about the poison oak plant growing in the forests, that causes blisters. He also confirms it is always foggy in the mornings!
We stop at Rio Dell for next days' lunch, a tiny village with a traditional old wooden general store. The shelves were fairly empty so we improvise sandwiches with fillings of apple, almonds, sardines, and some cheese and peanut butter from the bottom of my rucksack! As we eat in the sunshine, the local policeman arrives, as does a lady cowgirl on her horse.
Only a few miles on we find a big modern supermarket with Andy and Matt outside (the young cyclists we last saw at Bandon). We catch up with each others' news, then pedal on, passing a giant sawmill with stacks and stacks of red, black and yellow planks.
We are soon off the main road onto the old road now christened "The Avenue of the Giants", like cycling down the endless aisle of a cathedral.


We stop to meander between the trees, (avoiding the poison oak) and then camp at Burlington State Park, an idyllic spot right amongst the redwoods. We light a fire in the big metal fire ring provided beside our camp table - very romantic!


Tour miles to date: 1,444

Location:Eureka to Burlington Campground