The Hennings left early as they had a long drive back SLO. We blearily saw them off before sitting down to breakfast and coffee in the trailer. We packed up camp, reorganized our bike storage, and headed north to the Elk Meadow day use area.
Elk Meadow is a very big meadow that is frequented by a specific type of animal. We weren't quite sure which one but we kept our eyes peeled. Our original plan was to bike to Fern Canyon, which would have been around 16 miles round trip and would have required us to bring rain boots to wade through some potential flooded areas. However, the road we needed to travel on was closed, so we opted instead to ride north along the gravel road, and then doubled back toward Lost Man Creek. Overall we covered about 15 miles, with most of the ride winding through some absolutely enormous Redwoods. At the campground we stopped to do a quick jog through a nature walk (can't tell us what to do!) to see some of the largest trees in the area.
When we returned to the parking lot we noticed that all of the signs and blockades that had been walling off the road to Fern Canyon were gone. After being closed for a few weeks they had reopened it shortly after we started our bike ride.
We drove the rest of the way north to Harris Beach State Park and set up camp for a two night stay.
Dad's Restroom Review
The Trinidad Camp RV park restroom review needs an update, as their showers were warm, clean, and well stocked with clothing and towels hooks. This is the first shower of the trip, so there might be some bias toward the overall effectiveness of the shower, but the amenities warrant a half flush bump.
4/5 flushes.
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