fern canyon is formed by Hope Creek on its way to the sea and features 50-foot sheer vertical cliff walls covered in various types of ferns and moss...
the trail starts out normal enough...
...the further in you get, the walls get steeper and closer together...
eventually closing in on all sides; its very other-worldly...
i spent at least a couple hours inside taking dozens of pictures. i happened to be there in the late morning, so there was still a little fog and enough sideways lighting to really bring out the depth of the place..
magical. i guess thats why it was used as a location for The Lost World: Jurassic Park, according to Wikipedia. some day i'd like to camp at gold bluffs for a few days and explore the area some more...
after hiking back to the trailhead, i headed out to the surf and waded into the water, then stretched out on the sand to dry out...
it was such a beautiful day; so isolated and peaceful...perfect...
