February 20-21, 2024
Albion provided a couple of breathtaking fairytale moments - for whatever reason, the clarity, colors, freshness just popped all around! Noteworthy.
Shortly after we spotted one of the most vibrant rainbows either of us had ever seen (actually a semi-double one), we crossed the Albion River Bridge (picture worthy and it's notably the only remaining wooden bridge along Hwy 1 - listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017).
We just happened to notice the Albion River Campground and Marina set in from the beach - VERY green pasture/park setting - this place was recommended to us by the Gualala site manager so we turned around and camped for the night. Stephen greeted us with a kind smile and set us on our way to choose our own resting place - think we might have been one of only three RVs on wet location lol. Totally cool with that!
As is becoming the standard on our travel days, we arrived shortly before sunset, connected and headed to the nearest viewing pleasure place. We again found ourselves close to the Albion River (18.1 miles long) that enters the sea from close proximity to our site.
The next morning, I ventured out for an early morning walk/exploration/photo time at Navarro Beach (in the 19th century this was a happening mill town called Navarro of all things lol). The estuary is a lovely bird watching spot (lots of belted kingfishers) and an ideal place to kayak - perhaps on another trip!
We lost power on our first morning - it's a real thing on camp sites after heavy rains. It was quickly restored, but we'd already packed up...so we left early and continued on to the famed towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg!
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