Our excursion for today took us down\nthe Klamath River from near Yreka to the Seiad Valley. We wandered\nthrough Yreka on CA-3 for a bit before continuing onto CA-263 which\nwanders through a spectacular volcanic landscape. After about about 8\nor 10 miles, we arrived at the intersection with CA-96 where we\nturned toward the coast, ambling along the north bank of the Klamath.\nThe road is serpentine but the scenery spectacular down in the steep\nravine the river has cut through the lava and basalt rock. We started\nthe drive in mountain scrub, slowly transitioned to juniper-covered\nsteep hillsides and by the time we got to Seiad Valley we were in\ndense redwood and Douglas fir forest. It is a magnificent drive if\none has the time to really take a look so we putted along at about 25\nmiles an hour most of the way. We were obliged to pull over to let a\nfew cars go by us since there are no passing lanes and our progress\nwas sluggish. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tOnce in Seiad Valley, we realized we\nhad gone too far to get back to Yreka without making a big circle\nover to nearly Eureka on the coast. Instead of turning our excursion\ninto an endurance drive, we backtracked to the Scott River, a\ntributary of the Klamath, and turned south just east of the town of\nHamburg after stopping by a federal campground and day-use area on\nthe Klamath called Sarah Totten. We found a nice spot right next to\nthe rushing river and had a nice apples and kippers lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tThe Scott, which until today we were\nabsolutely unaware existed, is actually a pretty substantial river.\nIt is also almost completely passes through wilderness with virtually\nno other vehicles on the road and very few structures. The road was\nshit but the scenery was stunning offering views of some mountains\ncovered with snow and extraordinary overlooks with the Scott far\nbelow. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tAfter a couple hours, our route\nfinally delivered us to a bucolic and handsome village called Fort\nJones which seems to have possibly the only groceries for miles\naround. There we picked up CA-3 again, climbed over a 4000 foot pass\nand rolled almost all the rest of the way back into Yreka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We had not really gone very many miles on today’s drive \u2013 maybe 70 or so. However, the terrain along the way is dramatic, the rivers are crystal-clear and there is abundant wildlife so I can recommend this excursion to anybody looking for a wonderful day of discovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wetook some pictures along the way. To see them, click the link. https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/ERWCk6QU8XYvyMGy7<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our excursion for today took us down the Klamath River from near Yreka to the Seiad Valley. We wandered through Yreka on CA-3 for a bit before continuing onto CA-263 which wanders through a spectacular volcanic landscape. After about about … Continue reading