PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS

Very slow start to our day today. When Jim woke up this morning, he noticed that we had no power. Other campers also realized the same thing, the power was out in the whole neighborhood. We have a generator, so by running it, we had plenty of power for our breakfast. Everyone just hung around waiting for the power to come back on, which happened at about 11:30. 

Kathy T didn't feel well today, so Warren, Jim and my Kathe decided to take a hike at the Prairie Creek State Park after lunch. The plan was to take a short hike and look for the Roosevelt Elk that are supposed to roam the meadows of the park.

The first destination was Trillium Falls which was through some old-growth redwoods to a waterfall. It was only about a half mile and there were signs that bear and elk frequented the area. Yikes! Next, they drove to the Park Headquarters, and saw some of the elk close enough to take pictures of them.

Not satisfied with such a short hike, they looked for more adventure and found a two more hikes. The Cathedral Trail connected to the Elk Prairie Trail which totaled an additional 2.7 miles. They were dragging by that time and still had another mile to hike back to the car. I don't think that was exactly what they planned because they are all pooped tonight.