Day 32 - Cape Lookout Beach

A coho salmon stream runs through it.

ET phone home.

We find a relic from that shocking and hard-to-watch 1963 documentary "Day of the Triffids". This seemingly inert remnant seems to be watching us. We run.

The salal are pretty in pink.

Things are bloomin' all around us. Spring on the coast is amazing.

This was to be the last ditch defence against the Triffids. The nuclear devices under those hatches are still armed and waiting.

Skunk cabbage is right at home next to frsh horsetail ferns.

Green.

And more green.

The Final Gate. Beyond that gate is the top-secret remains of the top-secret facility that stored the top-secret samples gathered from the Battle of the Triffids.

"I'll always be there for you."

Just like in Sedona, this top-secret facility has a Jolly Green Tank.

Russ navigates the lily field. Remember as the giant trees know - they do like to take over - so caution must always be observed lest they start to spontaneously climb up your leg.

The Original Inspiration for the final scene of the 1968 documentary exploring a possible outcome for humanity, "Planet of the Apes".

The walk through tree.

Back at the salmon stream - the greens grow right to the edge.

Dogs care little about the End of Humanity. Did we ever say, "There ain't nuthin' like a day at the beach!"?

At the end of all the beaching - you can always count on a bite in Pacific City. We're just in for the gas - we still have Pacific Sourdough's pastries waiting back at the ranch.

 

 

 

 

 

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