BIGFOOT! photo from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson–Gimlin_film
Bigfoot might be real. It also might be a guy in a monkey suit pranking campers. But whatever your feelings on the myth/legend/fact of Bigfoot, a drive through Bigfoot Country in northern California is breathtaking. Why northern California? Because the most famous photo of “Bigfoot” was taken near Bluff Creek in Humboldt County, California. Before we depart, let me give you a little history behind Bigfoot in the Bluff Creek/Klamath River area. In 1958 a bulldozer operator made a cast of an enormous footprint he found near Bluff Creek and took the cast to the newspapers. Nine years later in 1967, the above image was taken as part of a film purporting to be the real Bigfoot walking through the woods…again near Bluff Creek.
Six Rivers National Forest, CA. photo from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Rivers_National_Forest
Bluff Creek is a day use area in the Six Rivers National Forest near California’s Redwood Coast. Possibly the most direct route off of I-5 is to take Hwy 299 west out of Redding through the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, until it meets Hwy 96 and you turn north for Six Rivers. Or if you’d prefer a slower more scenic route, then head north up the coast on Hwy 101 north of San Francisco until you hit Hwy 299 between Eureka and Fieldbrook. Head east on 299 until you turn north on 96. Here in the National Forest hiking, fishing, camping, and all the wonderful outdoor activities are available. If you’re more adventurous, white water rafting is available on the Salmon River. If back country camping is your thing, head for the Siskiyou Wilderness. If you’re more of a take it easy and soak up nature type, then there are six distinct botanical areas available for your wandering…from Horse Mountain and Broken Rib, to Myrtle Creek or Bear Basin Butte, all the flora and fauna are represented for you to enjoy.
What’s your favorite natural part of the Golden State? Let us know in the comment section below! And for all your Bigfoot Repellent needs (tee hee) don’t forget to ask us over at: PPL Motorhomes!