After spending two days hiking through some of the main areas of Redwood National Park, we decided on Day 3 to go coastal. Just south of Crescent City we turned off Highway 101 on Enderts Beach Road and drove till it ended in a parking lot at the trailhead for the Coastal Trail. This area is part of the Redwood National Park, specifically Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. If you are a backpacker, this trail might be for you since the Coastal Trail begins here and wanders south along the coast and through the redwoods for 70 miles. Today though we were only hiking a short distance on the Coastal trail and then taking a side trail down to Enderts Beach.
The trail was an easy hike along a path lined with various wildflowers that provided us with spectacular views of the coast.
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| Oh what a view!! |
Some portions of the trail were like hiking through a tunnel of undergrowth and trees.
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| The Coastal trail enters a living tunnel |
It didn't take long for us to arrive at the side trail to the beach where we enjoyed the view atop a large rock formation. A portion of the base of this rock formation had an opening which provided some great picture taking opportunities.
Enderts Beach is more like a cove than a beach, but we took time to walk along the shoreline to check out all of the various rocks washed up by the waves and enjoy the sights and sound of the ocean. We did disturb a group of seagulls who were probably surprised to see people since this beach is often overlooked and not visited.
Our return to the car provided a second opportunity to view all of the wildflowers again as well as take in the views of the coast one last time. Here are some of the wildflower pictures for your viewing pleasure.
Despite being a short hike, it was a nice change of pace after hiking among the redwood trees the last two days. Now it was on to our last hike & a visit to the Lake Earl Wildlife Refuge.
Trekking Together
Glenn & Carol (& Maggie too)
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