September 18, 2009 – Trinidad, CA

Another perfectly organized and executed travel day, planned and orchestrated by my extremely capable humans, Geri and Don. I had another nice walk through the woodsy KOA, courtesy of Don, but failed to scare up any critters to chase. The folks had a leisurely morning, got their heads together to agree on our next destination, and got underway about eleven. We stopped at an overlook on the coast to drink in some of the gorgeous scenery and have some lunch, then headed south again into California. We had some windey roads and hills, but nothing our intrepid pilot could not cope with. We reached our destination, the Emerald Forest RV Park just outside Trinidad, a little after three, and got set up in a beautiful site surrounded by majestic redwood trees. Don says that there are basically two kinds of RV Parks, artificial and natural. Most parks are artificial, being basically a parking lot that has been arranged to serve RV’s; most parks fall into this category. Some are magnificently designed and implemented, like our favorites, Seven Feathers in Canyonville and Outdoor Resorts in Las Vegas. Natural parks are carved out of natural surroundings like forests or desert rockpiles, with sites that have been constructed with strong consideration of maintaining the original features of the area. This park is a great example of a natural park, with the RV sites fitted in between groves of tall redwoods and the roads mostly dirt. We lucked out and got what is probably the best site in the park, very large, with beautiful trees on each side, and fairly level.

Don got the rig set up for living, and we commenced some needed housecleaning, Don on the outside and Geri on the inside. Once that was done, Don heated up some leftovers for dinner, and I got a few decent plates out of it. After dinner, Geri took me for a nice walk through the park, which is fairly full. We’re planning on some big time sightseeing tomorrow; I’ll give you a rundown and show you some pics!