April 23, 2024 Del Loma, California

 High of 77, sunny, then thunder storm and sunny again.

We drove down Trinity canyon to Willow Creek. John tells me that the river in the canyon is class V. The river with wild flowers and New Creek joining the Trinity. Apparently you can also kayak it too. 

New Creek. Very dense foliage here. Tight trees and lots of  under brush. I can see how fast wildfires would burn here and in this canyon with the steep canyon walls they would be hard to fight. We went to Willow Creek because it is the Bigfoot capital of the world. 

I wanted to go to the Bigfoot museum. I had seen it years ago, but it was not open when we went by. Well it is not open this time either. It opens in May. My foot by a casting of a bigfoot track. 

The town is into the Bigfoot thing. Bigfoot cannabis, bigfoot crossing, John as bigfoot, birds nest fungi, one with 'eggs' in it, wet lupine leaves, hairy vetch and pacific coast white iris. Bigfoot mural in town 

We had also wanted to stop at the Early Bird Cafe for a bigfoot burger. They made special buns shaped like a big foot. But it has been gone for many years. Too bad the internet missed that little item. So we had lunch at the Bigfoot Steak house. John with the bigfoot in the Bigfoot steak house. 

The Gray falls day use area is a picnic area. I had hoped it was a scenic overlook. It is really pretty.

A big thunder storm blew in. Rain sounds nice on the bus. I won't be saying that a couple weeks from now since we are headed to the coast and in the Pacific northwest soon. It is predicted to rain every day in the forecasts. Trinity river from the campground. It is running very high right now. 

Moss on a tree. One of the glamping tents in the campground. 

We are in these national forests. Yellow sunflower, tree ears, white owl clover, scotch brome, poison ivy and moss, fruit tree blooms.  A few clouds for sunset.