{"id":396,"date":"2012-08-05T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T21:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totallyshould.com\/?p=396"},"modified":"2012-08-05T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T21:10:24","slug":"day-20-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"Day 20 (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I would have posted last night, but apparently giant redwoods and elk interfere with cell reception.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-130345.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-130345.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-130345.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYesterday I stopped by Trees of Mystery, where they had these giant concrete statues. I didn&#8217;t pay the $15 for their gondola ride, since it was kind of foggy and I wasn&#8217;t sure if that&#8217;s the kind of tourist attraction that I&#8217;d be into. Better to spend the money on delicious food, and keep finding my own views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-131157.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-131157.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-131157.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI thought this was super cool, and got more pictures of it from more angles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-131302.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-131302.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-131302.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSpeaking of food- this smoked salmon was great! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-131415.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-131415.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-131415.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFound a log with several large banana slugs on it. Check them out!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135035.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135035.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-135035.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saw this sign&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135714.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135714.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-135714.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLooked to the left&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135858.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135858.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-135858.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135926.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-135926.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-135926.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140019.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140019.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-140019.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYeah, that&#8217;s a big tree!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140301.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140301.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-140301.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the Elk Meadow where I camped last night. Got some cool pictures there, but didn&#8217;t see any elk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here<\/strong> are some elk-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140517.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140517.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-140517.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t see them until this morning, along 101.<\/p>\n<p>I stopped in Orick, and saw this- it&#8217;s just so different from what I&#8217;m used to in Oakland:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140642.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140642.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-140642.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saw a beach with some good looking surf after that, but These signs suggested that this is not the place to go splashing around:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140816.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140816.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-140816.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the fog was getting so bad that I almost decided to stop. This is about as bad as it for though:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140922.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120805-140922.jpg\" alt=\"20120805-140922.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m well enough rested, and will try to get past Eureka for my next camp. Less than 300 miles to go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would have posted last night, but apparently giant redwoods and elk interfere with cell reception. Yesterday I stopped by Trees of Mystery, where they had these giant concrete statues. 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