On Day 6, we launched from Cain Creek Crossing and continued down river. Our spirits were a little low as it was raining again, and we knew that the whitewater portion of our trip was over.
Before too long, our spirits soared. This current was moving us along quickly and the scenery was spectacular with lots of waterfalls. We don't have a lot of good photos from this stretch of the river because of the low light and rain but our memories of it are how serenely beautiful it was.
We saw lots of nice beaches for camping. The area was becoming more forested. We were starting to see more coniferous trees along the river including redwoods. It was a great day for floating and contemplation.
We stopped for lunch to explore a side creek that had numerous cascading waterfalls. (one advantage of the rainy weather).
Just above the confluence with the South Fork of the Eel River, we were awed by redwood trees towering over us on both banks. In some spots, the redwood trees, overgrew the railroad trestles. We were on the edge of Avenue of the Giants.
When we went under the Dyerville Bridge just above the confluence with the South Fork Eel, we knew the remote wilderness portion of our trip was over. It had been a long day on the water. We covered over 24 miles and were tired and chilled from all day in the rain. We floated down to a gravel bar where Chris Creek enters the Eel River and set up camp. We ate dinner and crawled into our tent for the night.
Day 7 Redwoods and 101
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