Transcribed in April 2011 from our old leather journal
This is a record of the first year that Mo and I knew each other and started traveling together
October 19, 2003
Sometimes even a short weekend can be fun. I love it when Mo says, “Hey, let’s go on a road trip”. This time we decided to travel down the Klamath River from Klamath Falls, through Yreka and to Happy Camp and across the 299 highway to Eureka. The trip took most of the day on Saturday, with lots of stops along the magnificent rivers, and a visit to a wonderful rock shop in Happy Camp where I bought a truly beautiful piece of California jade, or serpentine, with a polished surface on one side.
As we traveled across the pass toward the coast, we saw a medium sized black animal crossing the road and leaping up the slope above us. We couldn’t figure out what it was, too small for a bear but too big for anything we recognized. A bit of research later revealed images of a fisher, a rare animal in this part of the world that we were privileged to see.
We didn’t arrive in Eureka until quite late, but after settling in to the Motel, we decided to try to find a beach somewhere. Mo drove us out on a spit of land near Arcata and in the dark I ran out on the sand 
to smell and listen to the ocean in the
dark foggy night. It was magical. On Sunday morning we went to downtown Eureka for breakfast at a great little Mexican fast food place on the wharf, with lovely fresh breakfast burritos. We walked around the wharf a bit, taking photos of the famous Victorian and then got back on the road toward home.
On the way back, we stopped along the Trinity River to watch some kayakers going down the rapids and thought of my friend Jeanne who does this kind of kayaking. Not for me, that’s for sure! We watched a couple of boaters make it and then saw one of them flip and have to swim the rapids. The sun was gorgeous, and the weekend was just the respite I needed before going back to another week of soil survey in Klamath Falls.
The MoHo and Other Traveling Tales 
Well at least you found some sunshine, and that's always good!
Nice photos, nice trip.
Have fun in Klamath!!
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We're going up to Tonopah, then on to Fallon. Don't know if we'll go back home to Eugene via Reno.
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Do you suppose that 'Fisher' might have some other names, such as Big Foot, Sasquatch, or Abominable Snowman??
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Too funny. I originally forgot to set the publish date. This was one of the first trips Mo and I took when we barely knew each other back in 2003. I reset the date to October 2003. Yeah, Russ, it WAS sunny back then. I am trying to catch up on the beginnings of our travels together.
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