Fern Canyon

By wagswildadventureJune 9, 2013 ( 13 )

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Hmmm….”Which trail should we take?”  We looked beyond the carved trail sign and froze.  A pair of eyes attached to a huge elk buck dared us to take the path he was guarding.    I insisted that we back away and we did – but not before Greg set down his tripod and snapped a photo!   

We walked back down the path across the foot bridge and stopped for lunch.  Moments later, the elk reappeared  moving towards us at a brisk pace.  With lunch in hand we hiked further down the path, one of us looking nervously over her shoulder and the other lamenting the missed photo opportunity!   Ok…stop…far enough.  But our elk stalker continued the pursuit! Again, we moved on and met up with several other hikers.  One ventured up the path, camera in hand, but the elk was nowhere to be seen.  So, we resumed our hike.  Yes, back up the same way, despite my grumbling.  We later saw more elk on the trail…..one darted away and a couple more lounged in the grass, bored with our presence. 

Just Lounging!

Theas an aftertHmmm….”Which trail should we take?”  We looked beyond the carved trail sign and froze.  A pair of eyes attached to a huge elk buck dared us to take the path he was guarding.    I insisted that we back away and we did – but not before Greg set down his tripod and snapped a photo!   

We walked back down the path across the foot bridge and stopped for lunch.  Moments later, the elk reappeared  moving towards us at a brisk pace.  With lunch in hand we hiked further down the path, one of us looking nervously over her shoulder and the other lamenting the missed photo opportunity!   Ok…stop…far enough.  But our elk stalker continued the pursuit! Again, we moved on and met up with several other hikers.  One ventured up the path, camera in hand, but the elk was nowhere to be seen.  So, we resumed our hike.  Yes, back up the same way, despite my grumbling.  We later saw more elk on the trail…..one darted away and a couple more lounged in the grass, bored with our presence. 

Just Lounging!

The “elk hike” was an afterthought.  We were in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park on the coast, north of Orick, CA to see Fern Canyon.  This canyon cuts through 50′ walls draped with lush ferns.  The pebbled creek bed is the trail.  A series of flat planked “bridges” set out like stepping stones provide access across sections of the shallow stream.  It was serene, beautiful and a “must see”. 

Fern Canyonhought.  We were in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park on the coast, north of Orick, CA to see Fern Canyon.  This canyon cuts through 50′ walls draped with lush ferns.  The pebbled creek bed is the trail.  A series of flat planked “bridges” set out like stepping stones provide access across sections of the shallow stream.  It was serene, beautiful and a “must see”. 

Fern Canyon

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