August 23, 2013
Crescent City, California
After a restful night, again, we walked across the street from Front Street Inn to the beachfront. There were several buses at the bus stop and I looked at their destinations posted. One was going to Arcata near Eureka. So I guess these buses serve the towns along the Redwood highway area.
The weather was a little better than the last time we were here and we were able to see the Battery Point Light House, which is kind of like a symbol of Crescent City. We were told that we could actually walk over there but we just didn't have the time to do so.
Crescent City Cultural Center
I think this is the recreation center.
beach front
RV campground on the other side of the lagoon
Battery Point Light House
After checking out of the motel we decided to go back to the Chart Room for breakfast. We looked at their breakfast menu the night before and kind of know what we wanted.
not busy at all in the morning
rib-eye steak and eggs
seafood omelette
one more picture of the Chart Room
Del Norte Coast
Drove through Redwood National Park again.
our newly acquired RAV4
a couple more pictures of the coast before we turned inland
Highway 299 between Arcata and Redding
We planned on spending the night in Corning, California so we can catch the Fwy 5 back to L.A. without taking the long route through San Francisco. Highway 299 is supposedly a scenic route and most importantly get us to a town called Weaverville. What attracted me to Weaverville is a place called the Joss House State Park which contains the oldest wooden Chinese temple still in use in California. I wanted to visit there not because of the religious aspect of it but for the history of Chinese in California.
from the ocean to the mountains
Some people claimed that this is the most beautiful highway in California.
Weaverville, California
Weaverville is a small town on Highway 299 and can easily missed if you are not careful. I looked up on tripadvisor and their #1 restaurant listed was Mama Llama so we looked up this place when we got in town. It's an interesting place, very casual and homey. Unfortunately we are not beer drinkers, but they have a huge collection of beer from all around the world. They have 250 different kinds of beer for those who enjoy the adventure. We only ordered a sandwich to share because we had a huge breakfast and we knew what we were going to have for dinner--a buffet. The sandwich was delicious and it was interesting checking out their CD's, DVD, books and gifts that are on sale, even some Beatles items.
the town of Weaverville
Mama Llama, kind of quiet in the afternoon.
beer from around the world
The Chinese temple in Weaverville
our sandwich from Mama Llama--Beefy Marbled Melt
Inside the museum at Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park.
"Going to Golden Mountains"
"The Temple of the Forest Beneath the Clouds"--Won Lim Temple, a Taoist temple that was built by the Chinese in Weaverville around 1874. Actually when we got there, the temple was closed but the gentleman in charge (in the picture) was nice enough to opened it up for us.
The table at the altar is said to be over 1,000 years old, originally from China.
the temple and grounds
entrance to the museum
the bridge between the museum and the temple
Whiskeytown Lake
From Weaverville we only had about 50 miles from Redding.
The Inn at Rolling Hills, Corning, California
We stayed here last year and enjoyed our stay at this hotel right next to Fwy 5. Service was wonderful and the room nice and clean. They have fresh fruits and drinks at the front desk and lounge for guests and they provide free breakfast buffet at the casino restaurant next door. So, all in all not a bad deal.
This would be our last night on this trip before getting home the next day.
