Day 90: Fort Bragg, CA

Stop 57: Fort Bragg, CA

After not seeing many elk yesterday, we could hear them bugling all through the night and got out early to see if any were around. They were everywhere - probably 50 or 60 of them.

The first 3 shots are from my first trip out. That trip ended when the biggest buck that I've ever seen (black mane, 4-5 foot antlers) took exception to my being there. Fortunately, he was on the far side of the herd and had to run around the herd to get to where I had been (I was long gone when he arrived).

A little later, I went back out and took these shots of them all taking a break:

Todays route was supposed to be about 172 miles but, then we got a taste of CA-271 which connects Legget to the coast above Fort Bragg. We did about 2 miles of the narrowest, curviest road imaginable before I remembered the last time that we drove the road. That 2 miles was fairly representative of the next 50 so, when I saw the opportunity to pull a U-turn, I did. Going down through Willits and then out to the coast added about 33 miles but we probably arrived in Fort Bragg at about the same time.

Our site in Fort Bragg is very nice. Here's tonight's trailer picture:

 

 

-J-