Road-trip to Redwood National Park & Point Reyes, w/moderate hikes

Let's hike among the mammoth woods that are home to the tallest trees on Earth in a coastal preserve of old-growth redwood forests, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mist steals through towering trees soaring up to 380 feet as thrushes sing melancholy notes from the canopy. On the ground, fallen trees expose upturned root beds more than 6 feet in diameter.

We will also drive the Avenue of the Giants, the 10-mile Newton B. Drury Redwood Scenic Parkway and along the rugged coastline with some cozy seaside towns, such as Crescent City.

Weather is expected to be warm with day average temperatures 62 degree F (45 degree at night) and above with some chance of precipitation, and winds at the ocean.

Trip's summary:

• 4days/3nights trip for a small group of 6 explorers.
• The starting and ending point is South Bay (one or two pick-up locations, one can be Diridon station at San Jose.)
• Hotel accommodations in Arcata, CA, Crescent City, CA and Santa Rosa, CA. All locations in this event follow safety requirements by the state.
• Level of activities: Easy to Intermediate.

Clothes and gear recommended:

• good hiking shoes,
• warm jacket for evenings, be ready to layer up,
• hiking poles if you used to them,
• day backpack,
• consider hydration bladder for hikes,
• sunglasses,
• sunscreen,
• hat,
• for personal protection: mask, carry-on sanitizer, gloves (by your choice.)

Cost $440. What's included:

• 4days/3nights stay in 2-people occupancy non-smoking room (two beds in room),
• Transportation by minivan (like Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Grand, Ford Transit or similar) covering approx. 900 mi of road-tripping total,
• Park entrance fee,
• Organized hikes in all days.

What is NOT included:

• Meals, snacks, water.

Sunrise: 6:20am. Sunset: 8:00pm. Every day we want to start off from the hotel at 7 am or 7:30am, or as the latest. If you are a night owl, please try to adjust yourself for an earlier getup during the trip - the purpose of it is to use more of daylight at wintertime for activities.

There will be a Zoom meeting on this trip and a WhatsApp group chat will be formed for the group to communicate and prepare for the trip. Please be available to connect by WhatsApp (provide the organizer with your WhatsApp contact info to be included in the chat.) Regular messaging will not work out for this trip.

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Title photo: Fern Canyon in Redwood National Park.

Photo-albums from previous trips for
Redwood National Park: https://www.meetup.com/u-s-national-parks-quest-group/photos/31684230/
Point Reyes: https://www.meetup.com/u-s-national-parks-quest-group/photos/33968467/ (the last shots)