Bullard Beach State Park - Brandon, OR

 Northwestern California is a world unto itself.  There are few roads in and out, and they are all hilly and winding.  Our sojourn began with 40 miles of scenic route 1...twenty miles of rugged shorescapes followed by twenty miles of mountainous redwood forests.  Finally to route 101, the major thoroughfare for another 200 miles of the same seascapes and redwoods.  In Eureka, there was an interesting road sign, “Route 101, Road Construction 60 miles ahead, expect up to 2 hour delays.”  Since the only other option was to drive over the mountains to I-5 and then back over the mountains to our campground (an extra 3-4 hours), we continued on.  As it turned out, our delay was about an hour or so...stranded in our little mobile home with a kitchen and bathroom and a million dollar view.

  

Once past the construction site, we headed into Oregon, leaving $4.49/gallon gasoline in our rearview mirrors.  Bullards Beach is about a mile from the ocean.  We are camped right next to the trail.  Deb got her second campfire of the trip, but the firewood was wet pine, so after fifteen minutes of serious smoke, we abandoned the fire for chips and salsa and some reruns!

In the morning we took a hike to the beach. The trail was 1.5 miles round trip in sand! But the view was worth it!