Tues. I went up to Humboldt Redwoods State Park. I stayed in one of the eco camps the first night. Very nice. But, a little close to the road.
The next day, I planned to hike to the top of Grasshopper Peak (7 miles, 3000 ft. elevation gain). It was a pretty hardy chuff to get up there. I made good time and was there by 1:30pm. The campsite was really exposed on top of a windy ridge. And, no nearby water that the info told me there would be. So, I decided to hike 2.5 miles back down to Johnson trail camp where I knew there was water.
I was there setting up camp when along comes a black bear. I shooed him away. But, he came back, TWICE! Needless to say, I didn't feel like sticking around. So, with no other camps along the way, my only choice was to hoof it back to my car. 16 miles in total, for the day. Ugh! I'm still a bit sore from that. Here's some pics and a short vid of the critter.





Link to the video cause I can't figure out how to embed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxD50y541zI