Eureka Waterfront Trail and 2nd Street
Eureka City Park (map link) Sometimes, when it's been gently dribbling rain with scattered heavy torrents for five days straight, I get to thinking the sun is a lie. This is the real Eureka! It's not really true. Neither is the true Eureka because there's too much of both to leave out either. I decided not to stay in on the dribbly day and instead wander along the Eureka Waterfront Trail (including the bit in the middle I'd skipped before) and pop up to 2nd Street on the way out to see the old buildings. Other old buildings are available, but this one happens to have an "Adventure Lab" along it that points out a couple of the numerous historic plaques that tell a little about them. I started at the Eureka Slough unpowered boat launch, which is a small lot behind Target and put my umbrella up against the eternal dribble falling from above. The slough, the launch, the path, the highway, and the grey. I turned away from the highway and started along th...