What More Could You Want?

I love Crescent City, California. OK, I may be a little prejudiced in that Pam & I honeymooned here 28 years ago. We like it so much though that we've been here five times so far. It's got a lot going for it in my book....small town, redwoods, rural surroundings, mountains just beyond the harbor, redwoods, temperate climate (30-75 degrees year round), the sea of course, and...did I mention the redwoods? In short, it is beautiful with foggy mornings, sea gulls, and even it's own light house. Maybe I'm in a especially receptive mood, but people just seem friendlier here, too. Anyway, if you want to feel smaller & humbled, just walk through a redwood forest - Stout Grove, Jedediah Smith State Park is our favorite.The first thing you see is of course the incredible size - up to 350', but soon you realize that it is eerily silent! These trees have no known enemies - woodpeckers, insects, disease, etc. With few insects, there are no birds (none!), and as a consequence, few if any other critters. It's very humbling to walk at the feet of giants who can be as old as 2,000 years. It makes you realize that as Job said our lives are but a vapor - quickly gone. Next, be humbled by the sea. The Pacific has great breakers,... generally much better than the Atlantic. It never fails to impress me with how small I am when standing on the shore watching the constant action of the waves rolling, perpetually crashing against stoic basalt boulders jutting up in what will eventually be useless resistance. The immensity of it all - since the beginning of time. Feeling full of yourself?... Come to Crescent City. (click to enlarge pics)